Carlo Martinoli MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Rachel Beth Hulen MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Humberto Gerardo Rosas MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

J. Antonio Bouffard MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Catherine J. Brandon MD, Presenter: Stock options, VuCOMP, Inc

Etienne Cardinal MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Joseph Gerard Craig MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

David Paul Fessell MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Ghiyath Habra MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Marina Kislyakova MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Joseph Hudson Introcaso MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Matthieu Rutten MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Marnix T. Van Holsbeeck MD, Presenter: Consultant, General Electric Company Consultant, Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV Stockholder, Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV Stockholder, General Electric Company Grant, Reed Elsevier Grant, Siemens AG

Ximena Loreto Wortsman MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Andrea Klauser MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Alberto Stefano Tagliafico MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Michael A. Dipietro MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Jon A. Jacobson MD, Presenter: Consultant, BioClinica, Inc Royalties, Reed Elsevier Equipment support, Terumo Corporation Equipment support, Arthrex, Inc

Viviane Khoury BSC,MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Kenneth S. Lee MD, Presenter: Research Consultant, SuperSonic Imagine Speakers Bureau, Medical Technology Management Institute

Courtney E Scher DO, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

1) Describe the ultrasound anatomy and scanning technique for examination of neck (i.e. brachial plexus, spinal accessory, long thoracic, phrenic, vagus) and shoulder (i.e. suprascapular, axillary, musculocutaneous) nerves. 2) Illustrate the main anatomic landmarks to identify these nerves. 3) Master technical approaches to nerve ultrasound including the recognition of pitfalls.

In recent years, ultrasound of the musculoskeletal and peripheral nervous systems is becoming an increasingly imaging tool with an expanding evidence base to support its use. However, the operator dependent nature and level of technical expertise required to perform an adequate ultrasound assessment means that appropriate training is required. For this purpose, the present course will demonstrate the basic principles of musculoskeletal ultrasound with a special focus on the examination of small (<1mm thick) and difficult-to-study nerves. The standardized techniques of performing an adequate ultrasound study of the axillary nerve in the shoulder, the musculocutaneous nerve in the arm and the anterior interosseous nerve in the proximal forearm will be illustrated. Similarly, the examination technique to image the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve in the inguinal area and the saphenous nerve throughout the lower extremity will be described. The hands-on workshops will provide the opportunity to interactively discuss the role of ultrasound in this field with expert instructors. Participants will be encouraged to directly scan model patients. A careful ultrasound approach with thorough understanding of soft-tissue planes and extensive familiarity with anatomy are prerequisites for obtaining reliable information regarding the affected structure and the site and nature of the disease process affecting it.

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Martinoli, C, Hulen, R, Rosas, H, Bouffard, J, Brandon, C, Cardinal, E, Craig, J, Fessell, D, Habra, G, Kislyakova, M, Introcaso, J, Rutten, M, Van Holsbeeck, M, Wortsman, X, Klauser, A, Tagliafico, A, Dipietro, M, Jacobson, J, Khoury, V, Lee, K, Scher, C, Nerve Ultrasound Based on a Regional Approach: Shoulder and Neck (Hands-on Workshop).  Radiological Society of North America 2013 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, December 1 - December 6, 2013 ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2013/4404504.html