High-Frequency Ultrasound in MSK: Rheumatology and Pre-Clinical Applications

Monday, April 8, 2024

11:00am - 12:30pm

Location:408

CE: 1.5

POCUS is broadly used to evaluate MSK complaints in office-based outpatient practices such as Rheumatology, Sports Medicine, Orthopedics, Primary Care, and Physical Therapy. Traditional POCUS has significant shortcomings in the MSK arena, which ultra-high-frequency (UHF) ultrasound can potentially address. This lecture will review the reasons why UHF POCUS is well-suited to integration in an MSK clinical practice, describe the advantages offered by UHF POCUS, and consider some of the needs of an MSK practice that remain unmet even by current UHF POCUS technology. Attendees will be able to evaluate their need for this technology and consider where it might fit in their practice.

Clinical and pre-clinical high-frequency ultrasound is used to evaluate a wide range of applications. This lecture will explore different advanced imaging techniques used in high-frequency ultrasound, tips/tricks to improve high-frequency ultrasound imaging, strategies for examination preparation, and the importance of ergonomics.

Session Speaker(s)

Arthur Mandelin, II, MD, PhD, RMSK, RhMSUS (he/him/his)

Associate Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology)
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Corinne Wessner, MS, MBA, RDMS, RVT

Research Sonographer
Thomas Jefferson University
ROBERT BARD, MD DABR FAIUM FASLMS

director
Angiofoundation

Learning Objectives:

Review the reasons why ultrasound (and POCUS specifically) is well-suited to integration in an MSK clinical practice.
Describe the advantages offered by high-frequency and ultra-high-frequency ultrasound that are relevant to an MSK clinical practice, and describe tips, tricks, and preparation for high-frequency clinical and preclinical imaging.
Consider some of the needs of an MSK clinical practice or a rheumatology clinical practice that remain unmet even by ultra-high-frequency ultrasound, and review current pre-clinical and clinical ultrasound applications.

Presentations:

11:00am - 11:30am

Micro Vascular Image Guided Treatment of Arthritis
ROBERT BARD, MD DABR FAIUM FASLMS – Angiofoundation
11:05am - 11:40am

HF and UHF Ultrasound in a Musculoskeletal Clinic
Arthur M. Mandelin, II, MD, PhD, RMSK, RhMSUS (he/him/his) – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
11:40am - 12:15pm

Introduction to Preclinical and Clinical High-Frequency Ultrasound: A Sonographer's Perspective
Corinne E. Wessner, MS, MBA, RDMS, RVT – Thomas Jefferson University