X-Ray Essentials – Clinical Grand Rounds

Syllabus

Module 1 - 30 Minutes

Anatomy, alignment, joint spacing of spine and extremities

Module 2 - 30 Minutes

Normal spinal curvatures, soft tissue windows, four vertebral zones, cortical borders

Module 3 - 30 Minutes

Fractures on the spine, retropharyngeal spaces, and ligamentous ossifications

Module 4 - 30 Minutes

Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis, Intercalary bones, calcified ligaments, cervical ribs, calcified thyroid

Module 5 - 30 Minutes

Lamina and pedicle fractures, fracture and column displacement, Atlanta-dental intervals, upper cervical instabilities

Module 6 - 30 Minutes

Raindrop latencies, mandibular fractures, trachea, airway, lungs, Hilar masses, rib metastasis destruction.

Module 7 - 30 Minutes

Cervical Central Disc Protrusions with Radiation and Spinal Instability

Module 8 – 30 Minutes

Cervical Radiculopathy, Biomechanical Failure and Chiropractic Outcome Assessment

Module 9 - 30 Minutes

Multiple Cervical Ligamentous Injuries Diagnosed On Motion Radiographs

Module 10 - 30 Minutes

Anterior Cervical Disc Fusion involving C5 and C6

60 Minutes - Image review, testing

Total Time: 6 Hours

Instructors:

Mark Studin DC, FPSC, FASBE(C), DAAPM

Jason LoVette DC, FPSC

Peter Zilahy DC, FPSC