Degenerative joint disease in the spine lies at the crossroads of musculoskeletal and neuroimaging.
In this series, Dr. Dave Yousem provides his perspective on degenerative joint disease (DJD) as a practicing neuroradiologist. He reviews the current nomenclature for disc pathology, some of the common locations for disc herniation and the surgical implications/outcomes of the varying degrees of disc injury. The Degenerative Joint Disease Mastery series provides more than a dozen case reviews of the diagnoses surrounding DJD.
Some the cases/topics include:
- Sequestrated discs
- Herniated discs
- Disc protrusions
- Annular fissures
- And more…
After completing this course, you will be better able to:
- Â Â Â Apply appropriate search patterns to ensure high quality case assessment
- Â Â Â Identify key anatomical landmarks, variations, and abnormalities on imaging
- Â Â Â Accurately interpret advanced imaging cases
- Â Â Â Formulate definitive diagnoses and limited differentials
topics:
Degenerative Diseases of Spine – 5 min
MRI Pulse Sequences – Summary – 6 min
Anatomy of the Lumbar Disk – 4 min
Pulse Sequences For Lumbar Spine Imaging – 10 min
Disc Herniation vs Disc Bulge – 12 min
Disc Herniation vs Disc Extrusion – 7 min
Sequestrated Disk – 7 min
Lumbar Spine Degenerative Changes Report – 14 min
Lumbar Spine Degenerative Disc Disease – 11 min
Disc Herniation – 4 min
How to Report Spine Degenerative Changes? – 7 min
Disc Protrusion – 3 min
Disc Extrusion – 3 min
L2-3 Foraminal Disc Herniation – 5 min
Cervical Disc Extrusion – 8 min
Annular Fissure – Summary – 3 min
Contained or Uncontained Disc Herniation – 7 min
Zones of Herniation – 4 min
Degenerative Marrow Changes: Modic Changes – 9 min
Modic Type I End-Plate Changes – 2 min
Annular Fissure – 3 min
Modic Type II End-Plate Changes – 3 min
Scar vs. Disc Herniation – Summary – 7 min
Spinal Stenosis – 7 min
Spondylolisthesis, Foraminal Stenosis – 6 min
Spondylolisthesis – 3 min
Synovial Cyst – 4 min
Synovial Cyst – Posteriorly Projecting – 3 min
Acquired Stenosis – 6 min
Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL) – Summary – 5 min
Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum (OLF)Â – 3 min
Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL)Â – 4 min
OPLL and Ligamentum Flavum Calcification – 3 min
Uncovertebral Joints or Luschka’s Joints – Summary – 1 min
Uncovertebral Joints or Luschka’s Joints Degenerative Change – 3 min
Other Causes of Stenosis & Lower Back Pain – Summary – 7 min
