Reporting Course

10 CME Credits

Level II

Lumbar Spine MRI

Improve your skills in lumbar spine MRI interpretation and reporting with this hands‑on course. Designed for radiologists, it focuses on structured reporting, accurate diagnosis, and real-world lumbar spine imaging cases.

25 cases

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Description

This spine radiology course contains 25 anonymised real-life cases, grouped into 5 modules, drawn from the mentor teaching files, and offers 10 CME credits.
Participants work through curated lumbar spine cases, completing structured templates that guide evaluation. Each case follows a clear classification process, with correct answers supported by explanations and references.

Unilabs Academy e-learning
The course is delivered using a Reporting Simulator—a unique, interactive tool that mirrors real-life clinical practice. It features a DICOM image viewer and a structured reporting template. Upon submission, you receive immediate, case-specific feedback to help identify gaps and refine your reporting skills. 📽 If this is your first Simulator reporting course, don't miss the introductory video to the right!

You can start for free and complete the first 5 cases at no cost. Full access to all lumbar spine cases and other on-demand courses and webinars can be unlocked by purchasing a Premium Membership.

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Unilabs Academy live online fellowships
Continue your training with a live fellowship - Improving MRI Reporting Accuracy for Degenerative Lumbar Spine with Prof. Laura Oleaga and Dr. Carlos Schorlemmer in Dec 2026. A unique dual‑assessment approach: report real cases before and after each lecture, with expert feedback to measure your improvement. Check the agenda and schedule here

Learning Objectives

To know and standardize the nomenclature and classification of degenerative disc lumbar disease
To learn the concepts of vertebral osteochondrosis, spondylosis and facet joints degeneration
To learn how to report spinal canal stenosis (central, lateral recessess, foraminal), spondylolisthesis and spondylolysis

Level

Level II - General radiologist

Technical Requirements

Hardware	Tablets *	Minimum	Recommended
Memory (RAM):	2 Gigabyte	8 Gigabyte	16 Gigabyte
Processor (CPU):	Dual core 1.85 Ghz	Dual core 2 Ghz	Quad core 2.5 Ghz
Internet connection		Minimum	Recommended
Speed:		10 Mbps	25 Mbps
Software	Tablets	Desktop
Browser:	Safari *	Chrome **

* Tested with Safari on iPad 9.7 (2017), should also work on Android with Chrome. User interface not optimized for smaller screens. Large cases (more than 600 images) are not able to be opened on tablet or mobile devices due to memory consTableRowaints.
** Firefox, Edge and Safari also work but might not provide an equally smooth experience. Internet Explorer is not supported.

Introduction Video

Lecturers

Laura Oleaga^{M.D. Ph.D.}

Barcelona, Spain

Director of the European Diploma in Radiology EDiR and Director of the Corelab of the Monclinic Foundation.

Dr. Oleaga is renowned both nationally and internationally for her work in Radiology education and in the clinical applications of imaging in brain and head and neck tumours. She was the Head of the Radiology Department at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (Spain) from 2009 until 2022 and External auditor within the ETAP programme (European Training Assessment Programme). Laura held the position of Professor of Radiology at the University of Barcelona from 2008-2022.

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Zoran Rumboldt^{M.D. Ph.D.}

Rovinj-Rovigno, Croatia

Consultant neuroradiologist at TMC; Professor of Radiology at University of Rijeka, Croatia; Adjunct Professor of Radiology at MUSC, Charleston, SC, USA

Over 20 years of experience in neuroradiology, previously Neuroradiology Section Chief and Fellowship Program Director at MUSC, Charleston, USA. Invited speaker at major meetings (RSNA, ECR, ARRS, ASNR, ESNR) from 2005, visiting professor on four continents from 2008, lecturer at various courses from 2013, including ECNR. Over 100 peer-reviewed articles; editor of books Brain Imaging with MRI and CT & Clinical Imaging of Spine Trauma; over 30 review articles and book chapters; awards for teaching since 2004.

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