Refresher Course: Neuro
RC 111 - Spine imaging: painful dilemmas
Lectures
1
Chairperson's introduction
--:--Tarek A. Yousry, London / UK
2
Osteoporotic fracture or metastasis?
15:00Mario Muto, Naples / IT
3
Do these imaging findings explain this patient's pain?
15:00Johan Van Goethem, Antwerpen / BE
4
Pain management spine treatment: what to expect from imaging
15:00Luigi Manfré, Catania / IT
5
Panel discussion: How to improve reports of the spine: structured reports according to pathology
10:00Panel discussion: How to improve reports of the spine: structured reports according to pathology
5 min
Chairperson's introduction
Tarek A. Yousry, London / United Kingdom
15 min
Osteoporotic fracture or metastasis?
Mario Muto, Naples / Italy
- To clarify the role of diagnostic imaging in vertebral compression fracture.
- To explain the differential diagnosis criteria in patients with vertebral compression fractures.
- 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
- To learn the appropriate imaging technique in a patient with LBP or neck pain.
- To learn how to discern coincidental from significant findings.
- 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
- To identify the pain trigger in the spine before doing specific spinal interventions.
- To describe the flowchart in case of vertebrogenic pain leading to basivertebral nerve ablation.
- 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