Education

Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellowship



Description

The musculoskeletal section of the Department of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania offers a one-year fellowship in musculoskeletal imaging. Two individuals are selected each year.

The fellow will receive training in plain film radiography, arthrography musculoskeletal MRI, CT, and bone biopsy procedures including the spine. Instruction includes one on one read out sessions with the musculoskeletal staff, small twice-weekly Musculoskeletal MRI conferences, conferences with Orthopedic Surgery and Rheumatology. The fellows will participate in the resident conferences, which are held 6 times a month. The fellow is responsible for sharing consultations with emergency room personnel during the day and to participate in review sessions with the staff radiologist and resident as well. The fellow has an opportunity during the year to teach residents during their regular weekly conference, and mini-conferences within the section and also has the opportunity to teach medical students in monthly conferences. The fellow will participate in the MRI evening call and will also rotate through Body MRI. All fellows are strongly encouraged to be involved in research projects.

Research

The section conducts research in musculoskeletal biomechanics and in using MRI to evaluate osteoporosis. To study the micro-architecture of trabecular bone, we have developed a technique that assesses its structure quantitatively.

The Clinical Service and Equipment

We have a very active department of orthopedics and emergency room, and interpret a high number of plain film examinations encompassing the full range of musculoskeletal pathology.

We annually conduct more than 13,000 clinical MR examinations covering the full spectrum of musculoskeletal, neuroradiologic, cardiac, abdominal, peripheral-vascular, and pelvic cases. The MR section's equipment consists of six 1.5 Tesla whole body instruments. We also now have a 1.5 T Siemens magnet devoted full-time to research imaging, two smaller bore animal systems (1.9 T, 4.7 T), and a Signa simulator for pulse programming.

We perform 12, 230 body CT examinations annually, with 3 multislice and 2 single detector scanners.

All CT and MRI examinations are interpreted on Sun Workstations using GE Advantage software.

We perform arthrography using state-of-the-art Phillips digital fluoroscopy rooms.

Educational Resources

Our current schedule includes Musculoskeletal MRI case review Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, a conference primarily for the benefit of the musculoskeletal fellow and the MRI fellows. The musculoskeletal fellow may attend any departmental conference, clinical schedule permitting. Among the other conferences of the MRI section are MRA conference on Tuesday, and Abdominal MRI conference on Thursday. There is an MRI follow-up conference on Monday, as well as optional training in MR physics.

Our Center for Continuing Education contains an extensive videotape library (and carrels for viewing), teaching files, and a large library of educational software developed at our institution. The continuing education program in MR is quite popular, attracting physicians worldwide to week-long visiting fellowships throughout the year. The musculoskeletal fellow may use the full resources of the center and participate in its seminar programs.

Additionally, we have an extensive plain film teaching file, so that our residents and fellows may learn the appearance of rarer musculoskeletal pathologies and may learn the variety of appearances which more familiar diseases may manifest.

Please note: The Musculoskeletal Fellowship is no longer accepting applications for the 2008-09 fellowship.



Universal Fellowship Application Form (Provided by the APDR.)
Departmental Fellowship Application Form

Musculoskeletal Fellowship Requirements:

Please note: The Musculoskeletal Fellowship is no longer accepting applications for the 2008-09 fellowship.

For more information or to submit an application, contact:

Judy S. Blebea, MD
Program Director


Department of Radiology
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street/1 Silverstein
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: 215.662.3019
FAX: 215.662.3037

BlebeaJu@uphs.upenn.edu

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