MSK Ultrasound Foundations Course
MSK Masters offers an online our Foundations Course to learn foundational scanning skills.
This is a full curriculum of Lecture/Didactic presentations of MSKUS scanning protocols for each extremity (shoulder, elbow, hand/wrist, hip, knee, foot/ankle, lumbar spine, ultrasound guided procedures, upper and lower extremity pathology).
The course content is meant to correlate with the textbook, Sonography of Extremities, by Randy E. Moore, DC RDMS RMSK CMA, which is included with this course (see the digital version in the navigation).
The complete and comprehensive program exposes the sonography student to the foundational skills of MSK Sonography protocols and techniques.
A clear understanding of normal sonoanatomy is critically important to understanding and performing MSK protocols and also preparation for the registry/certification examination (RMSK and RMSKS credentials).
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Medical Academy, LLC, and MSK Masters. Medical Academy, LLC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
Medical Academy, LLC designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 13 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
** Please contact your professional licensing board for further information. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.
54 Lessons
Introduction
Introduction & Handout
Introduction To Basic Grayscale Imaging And Normal Sonoanatomy
Imaging Fundamentals
Imaging Fundamentals - Video 1
This video reviews the crucial nature of knowing normal sonoanatomy. The reason to NOT hunt pathology on MSK images.Introduction to MSKUS basic concepts
Imaging Fundamentals - Video 2
Image Acquisition , Image Orientation,Image Interpretation Algorithm
Imaging Fundamentals - Video 3
Normal Sonoanatomy
The Shoulder
The Shoulder: The Most Mobile & Vulnerable Joint
The Shoulder: Overview and handout
The Shoulder - Video 1
Biceps Tendon and Subscapularis Tendon
The Shoulder - Video 2
Supraspinatus Tendon and Rotator Cuff Interval
The Shoulder - Video 3
Infraspinatus Tendon, Teres Minor Tendon, Rotator Cuff Tear Criteria, Tendinosis Defined
The Shoulder - Video 4
Acromio - Clavicular Joint, Anterior Impingement Imaging ,Gleno-Humeral Joint, Spino - Glenoid Notch
The Elbow
The Elbow: A 360 Degree Evaluation
Present sequential/regional evaluation of the elbow
The Elbow - Video 1
The "Anterior Pyramid". The anterior fossae/recesses. Distal Biceps Tendon
The Elbow - Video 2
Evaluate Antero-Lateral Elbow versus the Lateral Epicondyle. Present Medial Epicondyle
The Elbow - Video 3
Posterior Elbow, Olecranon Fossa, Triceps Tendon/Muscle
The Hand and Wrist
The Hand & Wrist: Complex Anatomy
Present Hand/Wrist Imaging. Introduction to smaller joints/articulations
The Hand & Wrist - Video 1
Median Nerve imaging and Carpal Tunnel Evaluation. Ulnar Nerve and DePuytren's Contracture
The Hand & Wrist - Video 2
Dorsal Compartments 1 thru 3, DeQuervain's Tenosynovitis, Dorsal MCP Joint
The Hand & Wrist - Video 3
A1-A2 Pulley Ligaments, 1st CMC Joint, Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the Wrist
The Hand & Wrist - Video 4
Triangular Fibro-Cartilage Complex (TFCC)
The Hip
The Hip: More than Bursitis
The Hip (Femoro-Acetabular) Joint,Greater Trochanter Tendon Insertions, Sciatic Nerve, Piriformis, Ilio Psoas Tendon
The Hip - Video 1
Anterior view of The Hip
The Hip - Video 2
Tendons Near the Hip
The Hip - Video 3
Piriformis Muscle and Sciatic Nerve Imaging
The Knee
The Knee: Above, Below and All Around
Anterior, Medial and Lateral Knee imaging and finally the Posterior Knee
The Knee - Video 1
Initial imaging of the Knee: Supra-Patellar Region
The Knee - Video 2
Infra-Patellar and Lateral Knee Imaging
The Knee - Video 3
Medial Knee Imaging
The Knee - Video 4
The Foot and Ankle
The Foot & Ankle: Achilles, Plantar Fascia and More
A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Foot/Ankle
The Foot & Ankle - Video 1
Anterior Ankle Sonographic Imaging
The Foot & Ankle - Video 2
Lateral Ankle Sonographic Imaging
The Foot & Ankle - Video 3
Medial Ankle/Foot sonographic evaluation
The Foot & Ankle - Video 4
The Foot & Ankle - Video 5
Imaging the Plantar aspect of the foot
The Spine
The Spine: Lumbar Spine
Explanation of the beginning of the Lumbar Spine. Paravertebral anatomy and Sacro-Iliac Joints
Lumbar Spine - Video 1
Transducer selection, patient positioning, long axis angles of insonation, "navigation triangle"
Lumbar Spine - Video 2
Short axis spinal imaging, Facet Joints
Lumbar Spine - Video 3
Sacro-Iliac Joint imaging and injection technique, Long Posterior SI Ligaments, Ilio-Lumbar Ligament, Caudal Epidural Space
Lower Extremity Pathology
Lower Extremity Pathology
A brief overview of common lower extremity pathology
Lower Extremity Pathology - Video 1
Anterior Hip, Psoas Tendon, Greater Trochanteric Tendon insertions, Snapping Hip Syndromes
Lower Extremity Pathology - Video 2
Sciatic Nerve and Piriformis Muscle imaging,Hamstring Tendons
Lower Extremity Pathology - Video 3
Supra-Patellar and Infra-Patellar Pathology and Normal Variant
Lower Extremity Pathology - Video 4
Medial Knee Compartment Pathology
Lower Extremity Pathology - Video 5
Lateral and Posterior Compartment Pathology
Lower Extremity Pathology - Video 6
Ankle/Foot Abnormalities
Upper Extremity Pathology
Upper Extremity Pathology
A brief overview of common upper extremity pathology seen with musculoskeletal sonography
Upper Extremity Pathology - Video 1
Tendinosis defined. Anterior Shoulder Pathology
Upper Extremity Pathology - Video 2
Various anterior Shoulder pathology. Subscapularis, Sub-Deltoid Bursa,Biceps Tendon
Upper Extremity Pathology - Video 3
Common Elbow Pathology
Upper Extremity Pathology - Video 4
Common Pathology of the Dorsal and Palmar aspects of the Hand/Wrist
Ultrasound Guided Injection
Ultrasound Guided Injection Techniques
Ultrasound Guided Injection Mechanics, Ergonomics and Examples
Ultrasound Guided Injection Techniques - Video 1
Accurate Guided Injections, Free Hand vs Assisted injections,Transducer selection, Needle advancement, Procedure planning
Ultrasound Guided Injection Techniques - Video 2
Sterile Field Parameters,Ergonomics, Needle Puncture Site and Visualization
Ultrasound Guided Injection Techniques - Video 3
Out of Plane guided injection technique, common guided injection examples
Certificate of Completion
Certificate of Completion
Certificate