Magnetic Resonance Imaging Review
Aaron Welk, DC, DACBR
aaron.welk@gatewayrad.com
4 hours of Radiology $60.00 $49.00
Course Description:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging is frequently encountered in chiropractic practice. This course will review MRI of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine to aid chiropractors in the interpretation of MR images and reports. Specific topics to be covered include MR imaging of disc pathology, spinal degeneration, and . Clinical and imaging findings indicating a need for advanced imaging will also be reviewed.
Course Objectives:
Attendees will gain further knowledge of the interpretation of MRI studies and reports. Attendees will also review clinical findings warranting MR imaging.
Course Outline:
Hour 1: MRI Intro/Physics
Hour 2: Lumbar Spine
Hour 3: Thoracic Spine
Hour 4: Cervical Spine
References:
Yochum and Rowe’s Essentials of Skeletal Radiology. 3rd ed, Philadelphia: Lippincott/Williams & Wilkins, ©2005.
Radiopaedia.org
Grover VP, Tognarelli JM, Crossey MM, Cox IJ, Taylor-Robinson SD, McPhail MJ. Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Principles and Techniques: Lessons for Clinicians. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2015 Sep;5(3):246-55. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2015.08.001. Epub 2015 Aug 20. PMID: 26628842; PMCID: PMC4632105.
Approved For Continuing Education Credit in Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri.
PACE courses are accepted for Continuing Education Credit by The State Boards of Alaska, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming. The State Board of Colorado does not pre-approve courses, but this class meets the criteria set forth by their respective boards.
