Course curriculum

  • 1

    Chapter 1 - Welcome & Introduction

    • Welcome & Introduction

    • Technology you need

    • Advantages & disadvantages

    • Diagnostic value

    • Clinical case examples

    • Chapter 1: Quiz Questions

  • 2

    Chapter 2 - Anatomical Tissues

    • Grey values

    • Muscle in ultrasound

    • Tendon in ultrasound

    • Bursa, capsule and ligament

    • Bone and cartilage

    • Nerves in ultrasound

    • Chapter 2 - Quiz Questions

  • 3

    Chapter 3 - Qualitative Scanning

    • Handling the transducer

    • Operator variables

    • System variables

    • Transducer variables

    • Transducer movement language

    • Chapter 3 - Quiz Questions

  • 4

    Chapter 4 - (Sono)anatomy

    • Supraspinatus anatomy

    • Supraspinatus sonoanatomy

    • Common extensor tendon anatomy

    • Common extensor tendon sonoanatomy

    • Ventral knee anatomy

    • Ventral knee sonoanatomy

    • Achilles tendon anatomy

    • Achilles tendon sonoanatomy

    • Quiz: (Sono)anatomy

  • 5

    Chapter 5 - Protocol positions

    • Supraspinatus tendon Modified Crass - transverse

    • Supraspinatus tendon Modified Crass - longitudinal

    • Supraspinatus tendon Crass - transverse

    • Supraspinatus tendon Crass - longitudinal

    • Common extensor tendon - longitudinal

    • Common extensor tendon - transverse

    • Ventral knee: suprapatellar - longitudinal

    • Ventral knee: suprapatellar - transverse

    • Ventral knee: prepatellar - longitudinal

    • Ventral knee: infrapatellar - longitudinal

    • Ventral knee: infrapatellar - transverse

    • Posterior ankle - Achilles tendon - longitudinal

    • Posterior ankle - Achilles tendon - transverse

    • Quiz: Protocol positions

  • 6

    Chapter 6 - Pathology

    • Pathology Checklist

    • Supraspinatus partial tears

    • Common extensor tendon pathology

    • Ventral knee pathology - part 1

    • Achilles tendon pathology - part 1

    • Quiz: Pathology

  • 7

    Closing

    • Instructions on obtaining accreditation points

    • UEMS-EACCME® Evaluation Form