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Local Organizer:
• Alex Rovira

Program Committee:
• Walter Bartynski
• Bassem Georgy
• Mario Muto
• Greg Petermann
• Majda Thurnher
• Johan Van Goethem

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Preliminary program
     
Friday, July 1st 2011
 
8.00-8:05 AM Opening Remarks Alex Rovira (Spain)
8:05-8:20 AM Opening Ceremony P Com / ESNR & ASSR President
8:20-8:50 AM Keynote Speaker
Hot topics in spinal imaging

Mauricio Castillo (USA)
     
General Session #1: TUMORS
Chairman: Alex Rovira (Spain), Pia Sundgren (Sweden)
8:50-9:10 AM Intradural spinal tumors Majda Thurnher (Austria)
9:10-9:30 AM Extradural spinal tumors Meng Law (USA)
9:30-9:50 AM Advanced imaging techniques in the spine Majda Thurnher (Austria)
9:50-10:10 AM Surgical treatment of intradural tumors Gerard Conesa (Spain)
10:10-10:40 AM Coffee Break  
Chairman: Bassem Georgy (USA), Jacques Chiras (France)
10:40-11:05 AM Controversies in imaging of spinal mets Bassem Georgy (USA)
11:05-11:30 AM Interventional Treatment of spinal mets: Ice and Fire Jacques Chiras (France)
11:30-11:55 AM Surgical management of spinal metastases Reinhard Windhager (Austria)
11:55-12:20 AM Oncologist role in treatment of spinal metastasis: options, indications and outcomes
Claudia Valverde (Spain)
12:20-12:30 PM Discussion  
     
12:30-1:30 PM Lunch Break  
     
General Session #2: Trauma
Chairman: Mario Muto (Italy)
1:30-1:50 PM General Trauma Paul Parizel (Belgium)
1:50-2:10 PM Whiplash injuries Johan Van Goethem (Belgium)
2:10-2:30 PM Pediatric Trauma Pia Sundgren (Sweden)
2:30-2:50 PM Augmentation in traumatic compression Fx Stefano Marcia (Italy)
2:50-3:00 PM Discussion  
3:00-3:30 PM Coffee Break  
3:30-4:00 PM Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis Pia Sundgren (Sweden)
4:00-4:20 PM Spondylolisthesis. Surgical management Ferrán Pellisé (Spain)
4:20-4:40 PM Imaging of the brachial plexus Mauricio Castillo (USA)
4:40-5:00 PM Discussion  
5:15-6:00 PM Interesting cases Castillo, Law, Petermann,
Zoarski, Thurnher, Rovira
     
7:00-9:00 PM Welcome reception at Hotel Constanza  
     
     
Saturday, July 2nd 2011
 
8:30-9:00 AM Keynote Speaker
Functional restorement of the traumatized spinal cord: facts and fiction


M.A. González Viejo (Spain)
     
General Session #3: Pediatric Diseases
9:00-9:20 AM Spinal dysraphism Andrea Rossi (Italy)
9:20-9:40 AM Low Back Pain in children Luc van den Hauwe (Belgium)
9:40-10:00 AM Spinal cord tumors in children Andrea Rossi (Italy)
10:00-10:20 AM Pediatric Spine bone tumors John Hesselink (USA)
10:20-10:50 AM Coffee Break  
10:50-12:15 AM Scientific Paper Presentations  
Room #1 Diagnostic (Thirtheen / presentations, 7 minutes each)
Chairmen: Alex Rovira (Spain), Majda Thurnher (Austria)
Room #2 Interventional (Sixteen /presentations, 6 minutes each)
Chairmen: John Mathis (USA), Stefano Marcia (Italy), Gamal Baroud (Canada)
     
12:15-1:30 PM Lunch Break  
     
Diagnostic Session #1: Inflammatory, infection / Bone marrow
Chairman: Majda Thurnher (Austria)
1:30-1:55 PM Spinal infections Turgut Tali (Turkey)
1:55-2:20 PM Spinal cord inflammatory lesions Alex Rovira (Spain)
2:20-2:45 PM Spondylarthritis & Sacro-iliitis Sophia Symko (USA)
2:45-3:10 PM Spinal bone marrow diseases John Hesselink (USA)
3:10-3:30 PM Discussion  
     
Interventional Session #1: Vertebroplasty / Kyphoplasty
Chairmen: Gamal Baroud (Canada), Alexis Kelekis (Greece)
1:30-1:50 PM Update on biomechanics Gamal Baroud (Canada)
1:50-2:10 PM Extra-spinal cement augmentation Alexis Kelekis (Greece)
2:10-2:30 PM Cervical vertebroplasty Giovanni Anselmetti (Italy)
2:30-2:50 PM Imaging before and after augmentation Bassem Georgy (USA)
2:50-3:20 PM Vertebroplasty after Randomized trial in USA and in Europe:
USA perspective
European perspective


John Mathis (USA)
Martin Zauner (Spain)
3:20-3:30 PM Discussion  
     
3:30-4:00 PM Coffee Break  
     
Diagnostic Session #2: Postoperative lumbar spine: imaging assessment
Chairman: Johan Van Goethem (Belgium)
4:00-4:20 PM Surgery in symptomatic degenerative disease. Who needs it?
Ferrán Pellisé (Spain)
4:20-4:40 PM Imaging of the postoperative spine Johan Van Goethem (Belgium)
4:40-5:00 PM Spinal instrumentation and fusion. Rationale and goals Carlos Villanueva (Spain)
5:00-5:20 PM Imaging assessment of spinal instrumentation and fusion Gregg Petermann (USA)
5:20-5:30 PM Discussion  
     
Interventional session # 2: New materials / devices
Chairman: Charly Cho (USA)
4:00-4:20 PM Bone Substitutes in vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty Antonio Pérez Higueras (Spain)
4:20-4:40 PM Prophylactic VP and Sacroplasty Luigi Manfrè (Italy)
4:40-5:00 PM New materials for vertebral augmentation Mario Muto (Italy)
5:00-5:20 PM Intraspinous devices, Indications and results Mario Muto (Italy)
5:20-5:30 PM Discussion  
5:30-6:30 PM USA vs Europe case challenges  
     
     
Sunday, July 3rd 2011
     
8:20-8:50 AM Keynote Speaker
Vascular anatomy of the spinal cord

Gregg Zoarski
     
General Session #4: Degenerative Disc Disease
Chairman: Paul Parizel (Belgium)
8:50-9:10 AM Degenerative disc disease Paul Parizel (Belgium)
9:10-9:30 AM Spinal stenosis Massimo Gallucci (Italy)
9:30-9:50 AM The art of performing a discogram Walter Bartynski (USA)
9:50-10:10 AM Overview of disk treatment Mario Muto (Italy)
10:10-10:30 AM Coffee Break  
Chairman: Walter Bartynski (USA)  
10:30-10:50 AM IR for post operative back Walter Bartynski (USA)
10:50-11:10 AM Imaging of degenerative facet disease Gregg Petermann (USA)
11:10-11:30 AM Facet blocks and RF treatment Walter Bartynski (USA)
11:30-11.50 AM Mini-invasive approach to LBP Luigi Manfrè (Italy)
12:00-12:05 AM Closing remarks All