UCSF Imaging: Core and Extremities 2024

Overview

UCSF Imaging: Core and Extremities 2024 is a comprehensive on-demand educational resource designed to strengthen radiology professionals’ expertise in core and extremity imaging. This course covers a wide array of imaging topics, including musculoskeletal MRI, neuroimaging, abdominal, thoracic, and pelvic imaging, addressing practical challenges and advanced diagnostic techniques.

On-demand radiology education — accessible anytime, anywhere.

Agenda

This course includes a series of expert-led video presentations accompanied by PDFs, focusing on essential and advanced imaging topics relevant to core and extremities radiology.

• MRI of Knee Menisci – Pearls and Pitfalls — Lynne Steinbach, MD
• SRU Consensus on 1st Trimester Lexicon – Getting the Words Right — Lori Strachowski, MD
• Biceps Tendon from Top to Bottom — Lynne Steinbach, MD
• Ectopic Pregnancy – Rings, Rules, and the Role of US — Lori Strachowski, MD
• MRI of Shoulder Instability — Lynne Steinbach, MD
• Imaging the Developing Brain — Matt Barkovich, MD
• Scrotal Sonography – A Practical Approach — Lori Strachowski, MD
• Acute Pediatric Brain Imaging – What Not-to-Miss — Matt Barkovich, MD
• Adnexal Torsion – 7 Tips to Tell Its Twisted — Lori Strachowski, MD
• Acute Pediatric Spine Imaging – What Not-to-Miss — Matt Barkovich, MD
• Unusual Bowel Pathologies – What Not-to-Miss on CT for Abdominal Pain — Preethi Raghu, MD
• Update on Brain Tumor Imaging — Soonmee Cha, MD
• Neurodegenerative-Disease – Pre- & Post-Treatment Appearance — Javier Villanueva-Meyer, MD
• Bowel and Mesenteric Trauma — Preethi Raghu, MD
• Imaging of Spinal Diseases — Soonmee Cha, MD
• Head and Neck Emergencies – Do-Not-Miss — Javier Villanueva-Meyer, MD
• Beyond Torsion and Infection – Imaging Spectrum of GU Pathologies — Preethi Raghu, MD
• Brain Tumor Mimics – 5 Key Imaging Features — Soonmee Cha, MD
• Imaging of Facial Symptoms — Javier Villanueva-Meyer, MD
• Diagnostic Imaging in Pregnancy – Safety Considerations — Preethi Raghu, MD
• Imaging of CNS Infection – Organism-based — Soonmee Cha, MD
• High-Resolution Chest CT – Findings and Approach – Part 1 — Brett Elicker, MD
• CT-MRI LI-RADS — Cheng Hong, MD
• Basics of Aortic Dissection — Jonathan Liu, MD
• High-Resolution Chest CT – Findings and Approach – Part 2 — Brett Elicker, MD
• MRI of Endometriosis — Cheng Hong, MD
• Approach to the Pulmonary Nodule — Brett Elicker, MD
• The Post-Operative Aorta — Jonathan Liu, MD
• MRI of Rectal Cancer — Cheng Hong, MD
• Lung RADS Update — Brett Elicker, MD
• Imaging of Thoracic Trauma — Jonathan Liu, MD
• Update on Pulmonary Embolism — Kimberly Kallianos, MD
• Prostate MRI – A Primer for Practicing Radiologists — Sean Woolen, MD MS
• Thoracic Incidentalomas — Kimberly Kallianos, MD
• Simple Approach to Renal Masses — Sean Woolen, MD, MS
• Look at the Heart – Cardiac Findings on Routine Chest CT — Kimberly Kallianos, MD
• Lung Cancer – Rad-Path — Kimberly Kallianos, MD
• Small Bowel Obstruction – When to Worry — Sean Woolen, MD, MS
• Postop Chest – Is This Normal — Kimberly Kallianos, MD
• What-to-Do with Contrast Media in Patients with Kidney Disease — Sean Woolen, MD, MS
• Soft-Tissue Tumors — Kevin McGill, MD, MPH
• Imaging of the Adrenals — Sina Houshmand, MD
• Approach to Pulmonary Infection — Brett Elicker, MD, MPH
• Ankle Injury in Athletes — Kevin McGill, MD, MPH
• Pancreatic Cystic Lesions — Sina Houshmand, MD
• Commonly Missed Diagnoses in the Chest — Brett Elicker, MD
• Diagnostic US – Hip — Kevin McGill, MD, MPH
• Retroperitoneal Mass — Sina Houshmand, MD
• Diagnostic US – Shoulder — Kevin McGill, MD, MPH

Speakers

This course features a diverse faculty of experienced radiologists specializing in musculoskeletal, neuro, abdominal, thoracic, and pelvic imaging. Their presentations offer insights into current imaging practices and diagnostic approaches based on extensive clinical expertise.

Target Audience

This course is intended for radiologists, radiology trainees, and allied health professionals seeking to enhance their diagnostic skills and knowledge in core and extremities imaging. It supports continuing professional development in musculoskeletal and cross-sectional imaging specialties.

Why This Topic Matters

UCSF Imaging: Core and Extremities 2024 addresses critical imaging topics essential to the practice of radiology, particularly in musculoskeletal and cross-sectional modalities. This course helps professionals refine their interpretive skills and expand their understanding of complex pathologies relevant to clinical practice.

Clinicians and radiologists benefit from up-to-date, expert-led content through MedHub Central’s platform, facilitating ongoing education aligned with current diagnostic challenges and advances in the specialty.