Donald L. Resnick, M.D. Expert Series - Disorders of Human Articulations with Emphasis on Synovial Joints

This CME teaching activity is composed of a series of lectures that address the information that is provided by a variety of imaging methods when applied to the analysis of disease processes of human articulations. The diagnostic approach will include a review of the key anatomic features of each articulation and the basic morphology of the many disorders that affect joints and surrounding tissues. Throughout, whenever possible, close anatomic -pathologic-imaging correlation will be provided to explain the imaging features characteristic of these processes.

The target audience includes practicing radiologists and radiology residents and fellows, orthopaedic surgeons and their residents and fellows, rheumatologists and their trainees, sports medicine physicians, and any other physicians or trainees involved in the analysis or treatment of articular disorders, especially those involving synovium-lined joints.

Educational Symposia

Physicians: Educational Symposia is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Educational Symposia designates this enduring material for a maximum of 15.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

All activity participants are required to complete the credit application in order to be awarded credit. Course participants will also have the opportunity to critically evaluate the program as it relates to practice relevance and educational objectives.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM for these programs may be claimed until January 23, 2028.

This program is planned and organized by Educational Symposia, a leader in accredited continuing education since 1975.

This activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essential Areas and Elements.

At the completion of this CME teaching activity, you should be able to:

• Assess a variety of imaging methods (including conventional radiography, CT scanning, and MR imaging) as they are applied alone or in combination to the diagnostic assessment of a variety of disorders that involve human articulations, especially synovial joints, disorders that include arthritis, infection, and metabolic, ischemic, neoplastic, and traumatic processes as well as a number of important internal derangements of these joints caused by physical activity, particularly those related to sports activities.
• Describe in detail the anatomic basis for many of the observed imaging findings as well as the likely pathogenesis of the disease process.
• Formulate a reasonable differential diagnosis for common and uncommon processes of these articulations based on a better understanding of the anatomic and pathologic features that explain the imaging findings, allowing a single and correct diagnosis in many cases.

No special educational preparation is required for this CME activity.