- 6 month on-demand access
- 7 Hours of Video Teaching
- Case Based Teaching
- Large Volume of Scrollable Cases
- 6 CPD RCR Credits
- CPD Certificate
What you'll learn
- Introduction to reporting of lumbar spine imaging
- Lumber spine anatomy on MRI
- Multiple case examples with full explanations
Course description
Course outline
MRI Anatomy
Detailed anatomy of the MRI Lumbar spine
Image Interpretation
How to systematically approach an MRI Lumbar spine using Dr Asif Saifuddin’s methods from years of experience.
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Emergency imaging in the MRI spine will include interpretation of the cases that come up in a busy radiology shift
Degenerative Disc Disease
We look at the different kinds of degenerative disc diseases such as disc bulges and tears that can result in impingement of nerves and the spinal canal.
Degenerative canal stenosis
We cover the causes of spinal canal stenosis more specifically secondary to degenerative disease
Principles of bone marrow signal
Bone marrow can be a very challenging subject when it comes to the imaging of a lumbar spine. This lecture will aim to help you identify bone marrow signal that will need to be followed up versus normal bone marrow variations
Non-neoplastic lesions, Benign tumours, Malignant Tumours
This lecture will be going through lesions that are of concern versus lesions that are of no concern. This can be a very important aspect of lesions to be able to differentiate between as it can drastically affect the management of the patient
Inflammatory disorders
Like many parts of the body inflammatory disorders can affect the lumbar spine. As will be discussed in the lectures, the synovial joints of the lumbar spine are prone to the same inflammatory processes as anywhere else. Therefore this lecture will go through some of the more systemic inflammatory processes that can affect the lumbar spine.
Trauma and infection
Trauma and infection have very characteristic appearance. Trauma can sometimes result in infection and having knowledge of how these separate entities can be seen on imaging can help one differentiate between the two.
Post operative lumbar spine
The post operative lumbar spine can be a very challenging subject. Often it can be difficult to differentiate between disease recurrence versus postsurgical changes. We will be going through various methods and clues to help one identify the difference between these two entities.
