Hour 2: Clinical Utility & Outcomes
- Conduct and evidence-based assessment of the diagnostic, therapeutic and clinical utility of routine and repeat radiographs (without red flags) for the structural and functional assessment of the spine by chiropractors
- Summarize the current evidence for the use of spinal x-rays within chiropractic practice, with consideration to the related risks and benefits
- Determine if diagnostic imaging influences clinical outcomes in patients with low back pain presenting for chiropractic care
- Analyze whether an association between vertebral endplate structural defects and back pain exists
- Assess the relationship between movement-related pain in the shoulder and the number or severity of rotator cuff MRI findings
Hour 3 - 6: Diagnostic Imaging for Clinical Practice
- Select the appropriate imaging modality for suspected foreign bodies
- Identify foreign bodies on radiographs
- Identify foreign bodies CT
- Identify foreign bodies MRI
- Identify foreign bodies Ultrasound
- List various indications for radiographic evaluation in relationship to specific clinical scenarios
- List various limitations for radiographic evaluation in relationship to specific clinical scenarios
- Identify fracture patterns on radiographic imaging
- Identify radiographic abnormalities within the soft tissues
- List various indications for MRI and CT imaging evaluation in relationship to specific clinical scenarios
- List various limitations for MRI and CT imaging evaluation in relationship to specific clinical scenarios
- Identify osseous landmarks on MRI and CT imaging
- Identify abnormalities within the bones and soft tissues on MRI and CT imaging
- List various indications for ultrasound imaging evaluation in relationship to specific clinical scenarios
- List various limitations for ultrasound imaging evaluation in relationship to specific clinical scenarios
- Identify osseous landmarks on ultrasound imaging
- Identify abnormalities within the bones and soft tissues on ultrasound imaging