| Basic | Application, indications and limitations of MSUS in rheumatology. |
| Ultrasound physics and technology |
| Sonographic pattern of the different musculoskeletal tissues |
| MSUS artefacts and pitfalls |
| Standard sonographic scans of the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, hip, knee, ankle and foot |
| Holding the probe and optimising the grey-scale settings of the sonographic system |
| Image documentation |
| Reporting ultrasound findings and diagnosis |
| Basic course pathologies |
| Joint synovitis |
| Joint effusion |
| Synovial hypertrophy |
| Bursitis |
| Tenosynovitis |
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| Intermediate | Colour and power Doppler physics and technology |
| Application, indications and limitations of colour and power Doppler in rheumatology |
| Use of the colour and power Doppler settings |
| Colour and power Doppler artefacts |
| Use of colour and power Doppler to detect synovial and entheseal inflammation |
| Assessment and quantification of structural joint damage (bone, tendons, ligaments) |
| Sonographic-guided periarticular and articular injections |
| Intermediate course pathologies |
| Joint synovitis, synovial hypertrophy, tenosynovitis |
| Tendon calcification |
| Enthesopathy |
| Tendinosis |
| Paratenonitis |
| Tendon subluxation/luxation |
| Intrasubstance tendon lesions |
| Tendon impingement |
| Complete tendon tear |
| Partial tendon tear |
| Bone erosions |
| Osteophytes |
| Ganglia and cysts |
| Articular cartilage lesions |
| Peri- and intra-articular microcrystal deposit |
| Ligament, muscle, cartilage, fibrocartilage and synovial calcification |
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| Advanced | Optimisation of colour and power Doppler settings |
| Sonographic-guided musculoskeletal interventional procedures |
| Assessment and quantification of synovial, tenosynovial and entheseal inflammatory activity |
| Role of ultrasound in vasculitis |
| Evaluation of vessels and detection of vasculitis by sonography |
| Paediatric sonography: musculoskeletal sonoanatomy and pathological findings in rheumatic diseases |
| Uncommon sonographic pathological findings in rheumatology |
| MSUS technological development |
| 3- and 4-dimensional MSUS |
| Update on MSUS in rheumatology |
| MSUS research and methodology |
| Advanced course pathologies |
| Peripheral nerve entrapment and lesions |
| Ligament lesions |
| Fibrocartilage lesions |
| Myopathy |
| Myositis |
| Muscle injury |
| Soft tissue masses |
| Loose bodies |
| Foreign bodies |