This elective is designed to introduce senior students to the pracitice of musculoskeletal imaging, including conventional radiography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and imaging-guided procedures. During this rotation, students will spend time with faculty and housestaff in the Imaging Center at the USF Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare. This elective will provide students with a better understanding of the role of imaging and diagnostic procedures in disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Students will have the opportunity to attend musculoskeletal imaging lectures and conferences at USF, Tampa General Hospital, and the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center.

Objectives

On this elective, the senior medical student will obtain:

An understanding of the indications for advanced musculoskeletal imaging (ultrasound, CT, arthrography, and MRI)
A fundamental understanding of basic musculoskeletal imaging with respect to pertinent normal anatomy in a musculoskeletal radiograph
The ability to categorize and organize subdivisions of musculoskeletal imaging such as rheumatology, neoplasm, infection, etc.
The ability to discuss the most common musculoskeletal pathologic entities
A basic understanding of technique and indications for arthrography, bone biopsy, and other invasive procedures

Methods

The trainee will review and musculoskeletal imaging studies with musculoskeletal imaging faculty and housestaff at the USF Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare. The trainee will also participate in musculoskeletal and orthopedic imaging conferences during their elective period. A presentation on a topic in musculoskeletal imaging will be required. Upon completion of this elective, the training should understand the role of imaging in the diagnosis of musculoskeletal pathology and have a basic understanding of imaging diagnosis of musculoskeletal pathology on radiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging.

Evaluation

The trainee will work closely with the attending musculoskeletal radiologists and housestaff who will provide the assessment of performance.

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