Ballroom
10:30 – 12:30

Chairs: Christopher F. Beaulieu and Lynne S. Steinbach

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

• Select appropriate MR pulse sequences for evaluation of articular cartilage abnormalities;
• Recognize MR imaging findings in articular cartilage injury and apply them to the interpretation of clinical studies;
• Describe areas of active clinical research in articular cartilage imaging and quantitative evaluation;
• Define the role of contrast media in analyzing internal derangements of joints, including both indirect and direct MR arthrography;
• Assess the value of high resolution, non-contrast MR imaging of joints;
• Identify clinical situations in which intravenous contrast medium may be useful in evaluation of the synovium.