Refresher Course: Neuro

RC 111 - Spine imaging: painful dilemmas

February 26, 08:00 - 09:00 CET

5 min
Chairperson's introduction
Tarek A. Yousry, London / United Kingdom
15 min
Osteoporotic fracture or metastasis?
Mario Muto, Naples / Italy
  1. To clarify the role of diagnostic imaging in vertebral compression fracture.
  2. To explain the differential diagnosis criteria in patients with vertebral compression fractures.
  3. To identify the best diagnosis technique and follow-up on those patients.
15 min
Do these imaging findings explain this patient's pain?
Johan Van Goethem, Antwerpen / Belgium
  1. To learn the appropriate imaging technique in a patient with LBP or neck pain.
  2. To learn how to discern coincidental from significant findings.
  3. To understand how to determine the pain generator in a patient with LBP or neck pain.
15 min
Pain management spine treatment: what to expect from imaging
Luigi Manfré, Catania / Italy
  1. To identify the pain trigger in the spine before doing specific spinal interventions.
  2. To describe the flowchart in case of vertebrogenic pain leading to basivertebral nerve ablation.
  3. To list the less invasive interventional radiological treatments according to the pain trigger identification.
10 min
Panel discussion: How to improve reports of the spine: structured reports according to pathology