The 2022 meeting of the Society of Skeletal Radiologists (SSR) kicked off in Coronado, California on Sunday, March 13th. The University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Radiology had a strong group of presentations and abstracts from our Musculoskeletal Imaging & Intervention Section. Our very own Donna Blankenbaker, MD, FACR serves as the President-elect for SSR and as the Program Chair for the meeting. Check out the full list of presenters from the Department of Radiology below!
Presentations
Sunday, March 13
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM – Joseph Tang, MD: Radiomics-based Machine Learning Analysis of Non-contrast T1 MR Images Distinguishes Lipomas from Atypical Lipomatous Tumors/Well-Differentiated Liposarcomas
12:00 PM – Zachary Stewart, MD: Case of the Day: Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma to Skeletal Muscle
Donna Blankenbaker, MD, FACR served as Dr. Stewart’s faculty mentor for this presentation.
4:35 PM – Kenneth Lee, MD, MBA: SAM Session: SSR Controversy Session: Should we give MSK US away?
Monday, March 14
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Andrew Ross, MD, MPH: Panel Moderator for the MSK Intervention Section
1 PM – 4 PM: Andrew Ross, MD, MPH & Humberto Rosas, MD: Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Hands-On Workshop – Elbow ultrasound with dynamic imaging
Tuesday, March 15
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM – Lindsay Stratchko, DO & Andrew Ross, MD, MPH: MRI Role in Approving and Planning Image-guided Bone and Soft Tissue Biopsy
Wednesday, March 16
9 AM – 9:15 AM – Zachary Stewart, MD: Shear wave speed as a useful biomarker of tendon health: Correlation with conventional US and clinical scores in a blinded randomized placebo-controlled trial for treatment of Jumper’s knee
Kenneth Lee, MD, MBA served as Dr. Stewart’s faculty mentor for this presentation.
Educational Exhibits
Jennifer Pitts, MD; Lindsay Stratchko, DO; Kenneth Lee, MD, MBA; Donna Blankenbaker, MD, FACR; Humberto Rosas, MD; Andrew Ross, MD, MPH: Ultrasound-guided nerve block prior to biopsy of suspected neurogenic tumors: safety and feasibility in a pilot study
Alex McDonald, MD; Kenneth Lee, MD, MBA: Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment: Biologic Principles and Treatment Considerations for the Musculoskeletal Radiologist