Baseball Injuries: Early Imaging and Diagnostic Point of Care-

No Preauthorization Required

A comprehensive 2‑day educational event for radiologists, sports medicine physicians, orthopedic surgeons, sonogaphers, technologists, and athletic trainers.

Conference Overview

Theme: Advances in musculoskeletal imaging specific to baseball injuries, with streamlined pathways (“No Preauthorization Required”) emphasizing evidence‑based imaging appropriateness, rapid access workflows, and high‑yield diagnostic strategies.

Format: 2 full days, mix of lectures, case reviews, hands-on workshops, and panel discussions.

NOVEMBER 6, 2026

8 – 8:30 am: REGISTRATION  & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:30 – 9:00 am HOW SAME DAY IMAGING DECREASES COSTS AND RETURN TO PLAY

9:00 – 9:30 am DYNAMIC ROTATOR CUFF EVALUATION

9:30 – 10:00 am SHOULDER INJURIES IN BASEBALL: IMAGING STRATEGIES THAT MATTER

PANEL: screening to identify risk, and the culprit of the dysfunction

10:00- 10:15 BREAK

10:15 – 10:45 am ULNAR COLLATERAL LIGAMENT INJURIES IN THROWERS

10:45 – 11:15 am FLEXOR – PRONATOR INJURIES

11:15 – 11:45 am PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES IN BASEBALL ATHLETES

PANEL: critical instinct of injury, screening to identify risk, and the culprit of the dysfunction

12:00 – 1:00 pm LUNCH

1:00 – 1:30 pm BONE STRESS IN PITCHERS: TOMOSYNTHESIS VERSUS CT

1:30 – 2:00 pm CARPAL FRACTURES IN BASEBALL

2:00 – 2:30 pm CORE AND TORSO INJURIES

PANEL: Screening for postural fatigue and core dysfunction

2:30 – 2:45 pm: BREAK

2:45 – 3:15 pm ATHLETIC PUBALGIA

3:15 – 3:45 pm COMMON ADDUCTOR-RECTUS ABDOMINIS APONEUROSIS (CA-RA)

PANEL: Common culprits: Hips, feet, core

4:45 – 6:30 pm              HANDS-ON ULTRASOUND WORKSHOP #1

Biceps instability maneuvers

Rotator cuff evaluation in overhead athletes

• Posterior impingement patterns

• Elbow flexor-pronator ultrasound

• Elbow stability testing

4:45 – 6:30 pm HANDS-ON TOMOSYNTHESIS WORKSHOP #2

• How to acquire a high quality tomosynthesis series

• Positioning for shoulder, elbow and wrist

• Sternoclavicular and acromioclavicular

• Identifying joint bodies

• What to do with metal?

• Subtle fracture detection

4:45 - 6:30    HANDS-ON CLINICAL WORKSHOP #3         

• Shoulder, elbow, core screening and assessment

 6:30 pm:  RECEPTION

NOVEMBER 7, 2026

8:30 – 9:00 am HIP & GROIN INJURIES: RADIOGRAPHS, ULTRASOUND & TOMOSYNTHESIS FIRST

9:00 – 9:30 am FEMOROACETABULAR ASSESSMENT USING X-RAY, TOMOSYNTHESIS AND ULTRASOUND

9:30 – 10:00 am ULTRASOUND FOR ADDUCTOR AND HIP FLEXOR INJURIES

10:00- 10:15 BREAK

10:15 – 10:45 am KNEE IMAGING IN BASEBALL: WHAT YOU CAN DIAGNOSE WITHOUT MRI

10:45 – 11:15 am CATCHER-SPECIFIC OVERLOAD PATTERNS

PANEL: Posterior Chain overload in catchers- how to train to reduce strain and improve balance (squat vs sit hips)

11:15 – 11:45 am PLANTAR PLATE INJURIES

12:00 – 1:00 pm LUNCH

1:00 – 1:30 pm PERONEAL INJURY AND INSTABILITY

1:30 – 2:00 pm HIGH ANKLE SPRAINS

2:00 – 2:30 pm STRESS FRACTURES ON TOMOSYNTHESIS

2:30 – 2:45 pm: BREAK

2:45 – 3:15 pm SPINE INJURIES IN ROTATIONAL ATHLETES

PANEL: Hip/Shoulder separation in sagittal and frontal plane movements; throwing vs running

3:15 – 3:45 pm WEARABLES AND WORKLOAD ANALYSIS

 4:45 – 6:30 pm HANDS-ON ULTRASOUND WORKSHOP #1

• Hip flexor and adductor ultrasound

• Peroneals and tibialis posterior

• Posterior impingement patterns

• Plantar plate and midfoot

• Dynamic ultrasound of ankle instability

4:45 – 6:30 pm HANDS-ON TOMOSYNTHESIS  WORKSHOP #2

• Tomosynthesis of lower extremity and spine

• Pars defects

• Knee and ankle series optimization

• Subtle fractures and early stress reactions

• Comparing tomosynthesis versus CT for dose and detail

 4:45 – 6:30 pm HANDS-ON ULTRASOUND WORKSHOP #3

Training for catchers/fielders , core rotation for hitting and throwing.