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

INTERVENTIONAL SPINE WEEK OF THE ESNR, 17-21 NOV 2014

DAY ONE MONDAY NOV 17

08.30 Opening 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 10.20 Back pain and lower legs pain in lumbar degenerative spine M. Bortoluzzi 10.40 discussion and break 11.00 Neuro-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 15.20 Neuroradiology in non-discogenic spine radiculopathy and posterior elements. J. Van Goethem 15.40 Spine infection imaging T. Tali

16.00 discussion break

16.30 Diagnostic approach to degenerative spine disease and disk nomenclature M. Gallucci 17.00 Diagnostic imaging of spine metastasis M. Thurnher 17.20 Diagnostic approach to primary spine tumors G. Sze 17.40 Neuroradiology 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 how to 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 11.40 Neurophysiologic tests in diagnosis of spine disease. G. De Joanna 12.00 Rehabilitation and physical therapy spine program: what we need to know. F. Gimigliano 12.20 Rationale 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 15.30 Spine, facets and sacral infiltration with nerve block: when and how. C. Cho 15.50 Mini-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 17.00 Rationality, 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 12.00 Sacroplasty and around. L. Manfrè 12.20 Advanced treatment for low back pain. S. Marcia

12.40 DISCUSSION

13.00 LUNCH

14.30 How to retreat patients with post-therapeutic spine pain B. Georgy 15.00 Endoscopic approach to herniated lumbar disk J. Reul 15.30 Surgery of herniated cervical and lumbar disk. A. Raco 16.00 Surgery 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 FOUR THURSDAY 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