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Musculoskeletal Radiology (MSK Radiology) — FNB reading list.

What a two-year FNB fellow in Musculoskeletal Radiology (MSK Radiology) reads, and what each title is for.

7Titles listed
4Read cover to cover
2 yrsFellowship length
400Marks in the exit exam
The fellowship

Musculoskeletal Radiology (MSK Radiology) at a glance

Imaging of bone, joint and soft tissue disease, sports injury and image-guided musculoskeletal intervention.

DisciplineRadiology and Imaging
Length2 years, full-time at an NBEMS-accredited hospital
Entered fromUsually Radio-diagnosis. Annexure B of the current FET Information Bulletin carries the exact eligible feeder list for this course.
EntranceFET, the NBEMS Fellowship Entrance Test — 100 questions in 105 minutes, Part-A from the feeder specialty and Part-B from this fellowship.
How this list is used

Reading for Musculoskeletal Radiology (MSK Radiology)

MSK fellows almost always keep Resnick as the department's reference standard and read the Elsevier Diagnostic Imaging pair as their working texts, since those are organised the way reporting actually happens — trauma in one volume, arthritis, infection and tumour in the other. The Core Requisites volume is the one people finish and revise from. In Indian units the ultrasound load is heavy, so Griffith's volume gets used far more than the page count suggests, particularly for shoulder, tendon and nerve work and for guided injections. Stoller remains the book people reach for on complex knee and shoulder MRI even though it is an older text.

Titles are tagged core reading — the ones fellows finish — or reference, the ones they look things up in. Editions are given where the current edition is what you want to buy.

  1. Resnick's Bone and Joint Imagingcore readingDonald L. Resnick, Jon A. Jacobson, Christine B. Chung, Mark J. Kransdorf, Mini N. Pathria (eds.) · Elsevier · 4th editionThe department's reference standard, consulted for arthritis patterns, bone tumours and metabolic bone disease when a report needs to be defensible.
  2. Diagnostic Imaging: Musculoskeletal Traumacore readingKambiz Motamedi, Donna G. Blankenbaker, Kirkland W. Davis (eds.) · Elsevier · 4th editionThe working volume for the trauma reporting list — fracture patterns, internal derangement and post-operative appearances.
  3. Diagnostic Imaging: Musculoskeletal Non-Traumatic Diseasecore readingKirkland W. Davis, Donna G. Blankenbaker, Stephanie A. Bernard (eds.) · Elsevier · 3rd editionThe companion volume used at the workstation for arthropathy, infection, marrow and soft-tissue mass differentials.
  4. Musculoskeletal Imaging: The Core Requisitescore readingDavid A. May (ed.) · Elsevier · 5th editionThe text most fellows read end to end and revise from before the exit exam.
  5. Diagnostic Ultrasound: MusculoskeletalreferenceJames F. Griffith (ed.) · Elsevier · 3rd editionUsed heavily in Indian units for shoulder, tendon and peripheral nerve scanning and for planning guided injections.
  6. Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Orthopaedics and Sports MedicinereferenceDavid W. Stoller · Wolters KluwerStill the book people open for difficult knee, shoulder and ankle MRI, mainly for its anatomical correlation and arthroscopic cross-reference.
  7. Berquist's Musculoskeletal Imaging CompanionreferenceJeffrey J. Peterson (ed.) · Wolters Kluwer · 3rd editionA compact bench companion for quick checks on protocols, measurements and classification systems while reporting.

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The exit examination

What you are reading towards

The exit examination is the FEE - Fellowship Exit Examination, held after completion of the fellowship training. Theory: one paper of 100 marks (10 questions of 10 marks each) of three hours' duration. Practical: 300 marks, comprising clinical examination and viva voce. A candidate must obtain a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate across theory and practical (200 of 400) to qualify, with the theory paper itself to be passed at 50/100. Trainees must also appear in the formative assessment during training. Successful candidates are awarded the FNB (or FNB-PD) at the annual NBEMS convocation.

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Frequently asked

FNB Musculoskeletal Radiology (MSK Radiology) — questions

Which books do FNB Musculoskeletal Radiology (MSK Radiology) fellows read?

The 7 titles on this page, of which 4 are read cover to cover and the rest are kept as references. Most fellows own two or three and use the department copy for the others.

How long is the FNB in Musculoskeletal Radiology (MSK Radiology)?

2 years, full-time at an NBEMS-accredited hospital, followed by the Fellowship Exit Examination.

Which specialty do you enter FNB Musculoskeletal Radiology (MSK Radiology) from?

Usually Radio-diagnosis. Annexure B of the current FET Information Bulletin carries the exact eligible feeder list for this course.

How is the FNB exit examination marked?

One theory paper of 100 marks with ten questions of ten marks each, and a 300-mark practical of clinical examination and viva. A candidate needs 50 per cent in aggregate across the two.

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