INTERVENTIONAL SPINE WEEK of the ESNR, 17-21 nov 2014

DAY ONE Monday nov 17

08.30Opening session M. Thurnher, P. Parizel, G. Sze.,M. Gallucci, M.Muto

Part 1 Diagnostic sessions

09.00 The growing spine M. Brayda Bruno

09.20 Epidemiology, economics and psyco-social aspects of LBP M.Muto

09.40 Biomechanics of the spine R. Izzo

10.00 Clinical evaluation of patients with spine disease.E. Tessitore

10.20Back pain and lower legs pain in lumbar degenerative spine M. Bortoluzzi

10.40 discussion and break

11.00Neuro-Anatomy of the spine and ethio-pathogenesis of spine pain R. Izzo

11.20 Informed consent and how to evaluate spine therapy E. Tessitore

11.40 LBP, Red Flags and imaging P. Parizel

12.00 How to image patients with spine pain J. Van Goethem

12.20 diagnostic imaging of pediatric pain A. Rossi

12.40 discussion

13.10 lunch

14.30 Vascular anatomy of the spine and spinal cord F. Causin

15.00 The aging spine M. Brayda Bruno

15.20Neuroradiology in non-discogenic spine radiculopathy and posterior elements.J. Van Goethem

15.40 Spine infection imaging T. Tali

16.00 discussion break

16.30Diagnostic approach to degenerative spine disease and disk nomenclature M. Gallucci

17.00 Diagnostic imaging of spine metastasis M. Thurnher

17.20Diagnostic approach to primary spine tumors G. Sze

17.40Neuroradiology of patients with non traumatic acute spinal neurological deficit M. Thurnher

18.00 Dynamic evaluation of spine M. Gallucci

18.20 discussion

DAY TWO TUESDAY nov 18

08.30 Definition , clinical features and epidemiology of osteoporosis. A. Colao

08.50 Neuroradiology of porotic fractures and differential diagnosis vs malignant fracture G. Sze

09.10 Rationale of medical therapy during and after a porotic vertebral fracture. A. Colao

09.30 Advanced imaging of brachial plexus R. Gasparotti

09.50 Post-operative spine imaging. P. Sundgren

10.10 Spine biopsy: when and howto do it G. Pellicanò

10.30 discussion and break

11.00 Epidemiology and biomechanic of spine trauma P. Sundgren

11.20 Imaging spine trauma C.Cho

11.40Neurophysiologic tests in diagnosis of spine disease.G. De Joanna

12.00 Rehabilitation and physical therapy spine program: what we need to know. F. Gimigliano

12.20Rationale of interventional neuroradiology in herniated disk and degenerative spine disease. M. Gallucci

12.40 discussion

13.00 lunch

Part 2 Therapeuthic sessions

14.30 Anatomical and technical approach for disk and facet treatment M. Weber

14.50 Minimal invasive treatment of primary benign spine tumors A. Cianfoni

15.10 Percutaneous treatment od osteoid osteoma ed osteoblastoma M. Weber

15.30Spine, facets and sacral infiltration with nerve block: when and how. C. Cho

15.50Mini-invasive technique in the treatment of spinal canal stenosis and low back pain. A. Cianfoni

16.10 discussione and break

16.40 Rationality, indications and results of percutaneous cervical disk treatment G. Bonaldi

17.00Rationality, indications , results and EBM of percutaneous lumbar disk treatment.C. Andreula

17.20 Anatomical and technical vertebral approach C.Cho

17.40 Percutaneous approach to benign cystic lesions K Murphy

18.00 Critical review of recent published papers on VP and KP. M. Voormoleen

18.20 discussion

DAY THREE WEDNESDAY nov 19

08.30 Percutaneous approach to porotic VCF: indications, results, complications. J. Chiras

09.00 Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty: the different device , advantage and disadvantage G. Anselmetti

09.20 Crioablation and RF of vertebral metastatic lesion S. Masala

09.40 Comprehensive percutaneous approach to the metastatic spine lesions. A. Kelekis

10.00 Surgical and medical treatment of spine metastasis S. Boriani

10.20 Advanced RT of spine metastasis V. Ravo.

10.40 break

11.20 Surgical treatment of spine trauma M. Bortoluzzi

11.40 Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty in the treatment of acute spine trauma M.Muto

12.00Sacroplasty and around. L. Manfrè

12.20 Advanced treatment for low back pain. S. Marcia

12.40 discussion

13.00 lunch

14.30How to retreat patients with post-therapeutic spine pain B. Georgy

15.00 Endoscopic approach to herniated lumbar disk J. Reul

15.30Surgery of herniated cervical and lumbar disk. A. Raco

16.00Surgery of Spinal canal stenosis . P. Cappabianca

16.20 Spinal vascular malformations: classification, diagnosis and treatment M. Voormoleen

16.50 discussion

17.15 Final examination

DAY FOURTHURSDAY Nov 20 AND DAY FIVE FRIDAY nov 21

Part 3 Hands on sessions

Hands on with cadaver lab and live cases of SPINE TREATMENT including VP and KP, disk treatment, facet treatment with final tests examination at the end of the course