DAY ONE
70 minutes
Cervical spine
Dr Anish Raithatha
Consultant Neuroradiologist, Australia
- Introduction of relevant anatomy
- Differentiating between stable and unstable injuries
- Common injury patterns of the cervical spine
- Associated injuries, e.g. vascular dissection
70 minutes
Thoracic trauma
Dr Lisa Meacock
Consultant Radiologist, Kings College Hospital, London
- Chest wall injury
- Trauma to the lung
- Trauma to the heart and pericardium
- Rupture of the hemi diaphragm
- Considerations in penetrating vs blunt injury
70 minutes
Imaging of cranio-cerebral trauma
Dr Luke Dixon
Consultant Neuroradiologist,
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Introduction of relevant anatomy
- Review areas – types of brain herniation
- Mimics
- Cranial vault and cranial base fractures
- Intracranial extra-axial injury
- Subarachnoid and intraventricular haemorrhage
- Cerebral contusion
- Brain herniation
70 minutes
Angiography and Interventional radiology in trauma
Dr Nick Heptonstall
Consultant Radiologist, King's College Hospital, London
- Know your limits - When to call the radiologist
- Active extravasation and pseudo aneurysm formation
- Endovascular control of haemorrhage
70 minutes
Pelvic trauma
Dr Andreas Panayiotou
Musculoskeletal Radiologist at Ygia Polyclinic Private Hospital in Limassol, Cyprus
- Introduction of relevant anatomy
- Anteroposterior compression injuries
- Lateral compression injuries
- Vertical shear injuries
- Acetabular fracture patterns
- Associated injuries, e.g. bladder injury
DAY TWO
70 minutes
Special considerations in the paediatric trauma
Dr Saira Haque
Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, King's College Hospital, London
- Radiation exposure
- Protocols
- Assessing the cervical spine
- Alternatives to CT, e.g. contrast ultrasound
- Paediatric cases
70 minutes
The thoracolumbar spine
Dr Sarah Yanny
Consultant MSK Radiologist, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury
- Introduction of relevant anatomy
- Differentiating between stable and unstable injuries
- Common injury patterns of the thoracic and lumbar spine
- Associated injuries
70 minutes
Abdominal trauma I
Dr Matthew Seager
Consultant Radiologist, King's College Hospital, London
- Introduction of relevant anatomy
- Suggested CT protocols
- Considerations in penetrating vs blunt trauma
- Hepatobiliary and pancreatic trauma
- Splenic trauma
70 minutes
Abdominal trauma II
Dr Kenneth Courtney
Consultant Radiologist, King's College Hospital, London
- Introduction of relevant anatomy
- Injuries to the urinary system and retroperitoneum
- Vascular injuries
- Bowel and mesenteric injury (the seat belt injury)