Musculoskeletal imaging focuses on abnormalities of bones and soft tissues, such as muscles, tendons and nerves. The faculty members in the Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging are able to diagnose a spectrum of conditions including:
- Sports-related injuries
- Accident-related trauma
- Arthritis
- Infection
- Cancer
- Congenital conditions
- Metabolic and endocrine diseases
- Pre-surgical evaluation
To that end, division faculty members rely on a variety of diagnostic techniques and interventional procedures such as:
- X-ray radiographyand fluoroscopy
- Ultrasound
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Computed Tomography (CT)
- Bone densitometry to assess for osteoporosis and other sources of bone loss (all members accredited by the International Society for Clinical Densitometry)
- Image-guided bone and soft-tissue biopsies
- Arthrography
- Joint aspirations
- Corticosteroid and pain injections
- Ablation procedures
The faculty members of the division actively support cutting-edge research, currently, involving artificial intelligence, trauma imaging and classification, oncology, quality improvement, and imaging of rheumatologic diseases.
They are also heavily involved in education, including a highly successful and long-running fellowship.