UCSF Neuro MSK Imaging on Big Island Hawaii 2026

• Target Audience: radiologists and musculoskeletal imaging specialists
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Overview

Course Date: Sunday, February 15, 2026 to Friday, February 20, 2026

Learning Objectives

The purpose of this course is to increase competence and improve clinician practice in radiology. We specifically anticipate improvements in skills and strategies to:

Recommend Ct/MR protocols for brain, head & neck, spine, nerve, and musculoskeletal imaging

Recognize critical imaging features to distinguish head & neck masses and recognize common mimics and complications of treatment

Distinguish important sella and parasellar pathologies, skull base lesions and important differentials for patients presenting with headaches • Interpret internal derangements and common pitfalls of the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, ankle, and spine imaging

Implement utilization of diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound, including its utility as a problem solver in challenging cases

Identify important imaging characteristics of infectious, metabolic, and inflammatory arthropathies of bone

Understand the role of imaging in neonatal brain injury, intracranial pressure disorders and autoimmune brain disease to best assist clinicians with patient care

Develop strategies for accurately imaging and interpreting common spine and spinal cord pathologies and evaluating post-operative spine scans.

Target Audience

Best for radiologists and musculoskeletal imaging specialists who want updates on neuro-imaging, sports trauma, and complex MSK diagnostics.

Topics

01 MSK Infection

02 Knee Trauma

03 Meniscus Cruciate Ligaments

04 Arthritis Beyond Black and White

05 Metabolic Disorders

06 Extensor Mechanism

07 ACL Reconstruction and its Complications

08 Multimodality Evaluation of Tendons of Wrist Hand

09 Shoulder Trauma

10 Pitfalls in Shoulder MRI

11 Hip MRI Labrum, FAI, and Beyond

12 Problem Solved Applications of MSK US

13 Pelvic Tendons

14 Muscle Injuries

15 MRI US Correlation Cases

16 Ankle Foot Trauma

17 Fatigue Fractures in the Athlete

18 Skull Base Lesions

19 Headache – Do Not Miss Diagnoses

20 Top 3 DDX in Head and Neck

21 Work Up of Intercranial Hemorrhage

22 Neonatal Brain Injury

23 CSF Pressure Disorders

24 Updated Concepts in Hydrocephalus

25 Pituitary and Hypothalamic Abnormalities

26 Spine Reporting Essentials How to Add Value

27 Autoimmune Encephalitis

28 Spinal Cord Inflammatory Lesions

29 Post Surgical Changes in Head and Neck

30 Spine Tumor or Mimic How to Tell Them Apart

31 Salivary Gland Imaging (with AJCC9)

32 Spinal Fusion What Am I Looking At

33 Pearls and Pitfalls in Cancer Imaging

34 Challenging Spine Cases Lessons Learned

35 Errors Are Opportunities