The aim of this online CME course is to provide the radiologist approaching paediatric MSK imaging with the fundamental knowledge to manage the performance, interpretation and multidisciplinary discussion of the most common lower limb examinations.
The anatomical and functional features and pathologies of the bones, joints and soft tissues of children and adolescents differ from those of adults, and the experience in adult MSK imaging is not sufficient to reliably assess paediatric MSK pathologies.
Furthermore, paediatric MSK pathologies are not infrequently the manifestation of complex genetic, congenital or acquired systemic pathologies. Compared to adults, adolescent sports pathology and trauma of lower limb has several important peculiarities compared to adults.
Limping children is one of the most frequent clinical scenarios in children referred for an imaging work-up.
In particular, hip pain encompasses a large spectrum of pathology requiring imaging for definite diagnosis and follow-up.
Radiographs and ultrasound are used more frequently than in adults to make examinations more acceptable and to reduce examination time or avoid radiation. In children, even advanced imaging techniques such as MRI and CT are complex to interpret due to the presence of highly specialised structures such as the growth plate, periosteum and cartilage or rapidly changing structures such as the bone marrow.
By the end of the course, the radiologist will be trained in a systematic and evidence-based approach to the most common clinical scenarios requiring imaging of the lower limb in children and adolescents.
The teaching in small groups aims to stimulate interactive discussions on illustrative cases selected from the archive of those that have aroused the curiosity and interest of radiologists in training over the last decade at the University Children's Hospital in Brussels, Belgium.
This pediatric radiology course is ideally coupled with Prof Paolo Simoni's upper limb course to provide a solid and comprehensive introduction to imaging of the appendicular skeleton in children and adolescents.
To continue growing your knowledge on paediatric MSK imaging, we recommend also following Dr. Simoni's fellowship on Upper Extremity: ONLINE Paediatric Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship – Upper extremity
Level II - General radiologist
The training platform runs entirely in the browser but the online PACS places a considerable load on the hardware and internet connection when viewing and loading cases.
| Hardware | Tablets * | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory (RAM): | 2 Gigabyte | 8 Gigabyte | 16 Gigabyte |
| Processor (CPU): | Dual core 1.85 Ghz | Dual core 2 Ghz | Quad core 2.5 Ghz |
| Internet connection | Minimum | Recommended | |
| Speed: | 10 Mbps | 25 Mbps | |
| Software | Tablets | Desktop | |
| Browser: | Safari * | Chrome ** | |
Prof. Paolo Simoni graduated in medicine from the University of Rome "La Sapienza" in 2002 and completed his residency in medical imaging in Rome in 2006 at the University Hospital Campus-Bio-Medico He also obtained a Master's degree in Economics and Administration from the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (2017). From 2007 to 2010, he attended an internship in musculoskeletal imaging at the Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc in Brussels (UCL). From 2010 to March 2015, he was head of the musculoskeletal service at the University Hospital of Liège. He obtained his PhD from the University of Liège in March 2015 with an original thesis on "Optimisation of radiographic imaging techniques for joint space assessment". Since June 2015, he heads of the paediatric imaging department at the University Children's Hospital " Reine Fabiola" in Brussels, with a special interest in paediatric musculoskeletal imaging. In 2020, he was appointed Professor of Radiology at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). He is elected member of the International Skeletal Society, the European Society of Paediatric Radiology MSK Task Force and delegate for Belgium to the Quality, Protocol and Standards of the European Society of Radiology. He is currently Chairperson of the European Society of Skeletal Radiology (ESSR) Subcommittee on Paediatric MSK Imaging for a second term (2022-2025) and Chairperson of the Leadership, Quality and Menagment Commitee of the Belgian Society of Radiology (BSR) for a first term (2022-2025). He is author and co-author of 78 peer-reviewed articles indexes on Pubmed, 68 indexed on Scopus (Scopus H-index -15, 731 citations and 17 book chapters in the field of MSK imaging). He is also the editor of a Springer book entitled “Essential measurements in paediatric musculoskeletal Imaging”.
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