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