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:

•       Apply appropriate search patterns to ensure high quality case assessment
•       Identify key anatomical landmarks, variations, and abnormalities on imaging
•       Accurately interpret advanced imaging cases
•       Formulate definitive diagnoses and limited differentials

Topics : 

Degenerative Diseases of Spine
MRI Pulse Sequences Summary
Anatomy of the Lumbar Disk
Pulse Sequences For Lumbar Spine Imaging
Disc Herniation vs Disc Bulge
Disc Herniation vs Disc Extrusion
Sequestrated Disk
Lumbar Spine Degenerative Changes Report
Lumbar Spine Degenerative Disc Disease
Disc Herniation
How to Report Spine Degenerative Changes?
Disc Protrusion
Disc Extrusion
L Foraal Disc Herniation
Cervical Disc Extrusion
Annular Fissure Summary
Contained or Uncontained Disc Herniation
Zones of Herniation
Degenerative Marrow Changes: Modic Changes
Modic Type I EndPlate Changes
Annular Fissure
Modic Type II EndPlate Changes
Scar vs. Disc Herniation Summary
Spinal Stenosis
Spondylolisthesis, Foraal Stenosis
Spondylolisthesis
Synovial Cyst
Synovial Cyst Posteriorly Projecting
Acquired Stenosis
Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL) Summary
Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum (OLF)
Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL)
OPLL and Ligamentum Flavum Calcification
Uncovertebral Joints or Luschka’s Joints Summary
Uncovertebral Joints or Luschka’s Joints Degenerative Change
Other Causes of Stenosis & Lower Back Pain Summary