Musculoskeletal MRI (advanced with focus on Joints) 2026 - Fully booked
Erasmus Course on MRI
Musculoskeletal MRI (advanced with focus on Joints) 2026 - Fully booked
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Oxford (UK)
General information
ORGANISERS Raj Chari (UK), Maryam Shahabpour (BE)
MODULE COORDINATORS
M. Shahabpour (Brussels), IM Noebauer-Huhmann (Vienna) C. Glaser (Munich)
COURSE VENUE St Hilda's College, Oxford, UK
HOW TO GET THERE
St Hilda’s College is centrally located in Oxford and is well connected via bus and rail networks. The nearest international airports are London Heathrow and Birmingham International, both offering direct connections to the rest of Europe and worldwide destinations. Travel time from either airport to Oxford is just about an hour.
Language: English
Pre-registration: mandatory
The number of participants is limited. Registration confirmed after payment.
Contact email: erasmus.course.of.mri@gmail.com
The registration fee includes access to all lectures and workshops, digital lecture materials, lunch & coffee breaks, welcome gathering and Wednesday dinner.
Early registration (until 15 January 2026)
. Certified radiologists/specialists: € 950
. Residents (certified by head of department): € 850
. Eastern countries: € 850 (radiologists)/€ 750 (residents)
Late registration (after 15 January 2026)
. Certified radiologists/specialists: € 1050
. Residents (certified by head of department): € 950
. Eastern countries: € 950 (radiologists)/€ 850 (residents)
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations before 15 February 2026: full refund (less 10% administration charge). After 15 February 2026: no refund
Accreditation: The course has obtained 31,5 CME credits by the UEMS/EBR (European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education EACCME®). They can be used for the obtention of the EDiMSK (ESSR Diploma).
Accommodation: Onsite accommodation is available at St Hilda’s College. Please note the onsite accommodation is student accommodation, which includes bed & breakfast, comfortable but not luxurious. If the participants wish for a more sophisticated or boutique stay, kindly make your own stay arrangement and there are plenty of options in Oxford.
FacultyChristian Glaser (Munich, DE)Bruno Vande Berg (Liège, BE)Vasco Mascarenhas (Lisbon, PT)Luis Cerezal (Santander, ES)Guillaume Bierry (Strasbourg, FR)Anna Falkowski (Switzerland, CH)Maryam Shahabpour (Brussels, BE)Philip Robinson (Leeds, UK)Radhesh Lalam (Oswestry, UK)James Teh (Oxford, UK)Catherine McCarthy (Oxford, UK)Graeme Thompson (Oxford, UK)Eugene McNally (Oxford, UK)Raj Chari (Oxford, UK) |
 
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Program (50% lectures – 50% interactives in small groups)
Monday 13 April: Knee
8:00 Registration, Morning Coffee
8:45 Welcome/Introduction. Chari, Shahabpour
9:00 Knee menisci + postop. Vande Berg
9:30 Knee ligaments central pivot + postop. Chari
10:00 Knee and Hip osteonecrosis & dd. Vande Berg
10:30 Coffee/tea
11:00 - 13:00 Knee interactives + Q&A
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Knee cartilage. Glaser
14:30 Knee ligaments collateral & posterior corners. Lalam
15:00 - 17:00 Knee interactives + Q&A
17:00 Understanding techniques: fat sat, 3D, etc. Glaser
18 – 19:00 Welcome get together
Tuesday 14 April: Hip
9:00 BMEP as a guide through the injured knee. Lalam
9:30 Hip intraarticular injuries + postop. Mascarenhas
10:00 Groin + postop (& SIJ). Robinson
10:30 Coffee, tea
11:00 - 13:00 Hip interactives + Q&A
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Hip extraarticular disorders. Teh
14:30 Below the pelvis: Essentials of muscle injuries. Robinson
15:00 - 17:00 Hip interactives + Q&A
17:00 Hip imaging around metal. Mascarenhas
Wednesday 15 April: Ankle & Elbow
9:00 Ankle & foot tendons & nerve compression. Teh
9:30 Ankle OCL & osseous impingement. Mc Nally
10:00 Ankle & Lisfranc Ligaments + postop. Shahabpour
10.45 Coffee/tea
11:00 - 13:00 Ankle & Elbow interactives + Q&A
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Elbow instability. Thompson
14:30 Elbow tendinopathy & nerve compression. Thompson
15:00 -17:00 Ankle & Elbow interactives+ Q&A
17:00 Gd: what we need to know; panel discussion. Mod. Chari, Shahabpour
19:00 Work dinner
Thursday 16 April: Shoulder & Foot
09:00 Shoulder Instability + postop. Falkowski
09:30 Shoulder Rotator cuff + postop. Bierry
10:00 MR Arthrography - not only shoulder Falkowski
10:30 Coffee/tea
11:00 - 13:00 Shoulder & Foot interactives + Q&A
14:00 Forefoot II-V & plantar plate. Mc Carthy
14.30 Forefoot Great toe. Shahabpour
15:00 -17:00 Shoulder & Foot interactives + Q&A
17:00 Shoulder Rotator interval & biceps, capsulitis. Bierry
Friday 17 April: Wrist, Hand & Fingers
9:00 TFCC + postop & impaction syndromes. Cerezal
9:45 Wrist intrinsic & extrinsic ligaments + postop. Shahabpour
10:30 Fingers. Cerezal
11:00 Wrist & fingers interactives+ Q&A
12:00 Final test Chari
12:30 Correction Shahabpour
13:00 Lunch box
Do you want to register for this course as a resident?
Follow the steps on this page to apply for the resident discount.