SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

Advanced Solutions for Spine Interventional
and True Motion Imaging on Open MRI
April 21^st 2024, Catania, Italy

9:00 Subscriptions

9:00 Opening ceremony and Authorities address
T.Yoursy (UK), President of the European Society of Neuroradiology ESNR J. Levi Chazen (USA), President of the American Society of Spine Radiology ASSR, L. Manfrè (ITA), Director of the Meeting and Hands-On Course, Chair for Spine ESNR

9:20 - 9:40 The Spine and the Pain: an MRI up-to-date
W. Gibbs (USA)

9:40 - 10:00 Weight-Bearing MRI & minimally-invasive spine surgery procedures in Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis
L. Manfrè (ITA)

10:00 - 10:20 Analysis and Evaluation of Cervical Spine Modifications with automatic 3D Imaging segmentation
L.S. Politi (ITA)

10:20 - 10:40 The added value of Spine Weight Bearing MRI: past, present and future
A. Splendiani (ITA)

10:40 - 11:10 Coffee break

11:10 - 11:30 Imaging of the spine: combination of WB and real-time clinical assessment
M. Boesen, (DNK)

11:30 - 11:50 The advantage of dynamic imaging vs conventional MRI in Sport Trauma
K. Vilanova, (SPA)

11:50 - 12:10 Weight Bearing and True Motion MR Imaging – Clinical Relevance
H. Mahajan (IND)

12:10 - 12:30 True Motion acquisition in Spine Functional Imaging
G. Monetti (ITA)

12:30 - 12:40 Q&A

12:40 - 13:50 Lunch

13:50 - 14:10 A Neiman Policy fellow considers regulatory and safety issues in Spine
J. A. Hirsch (USA)

14:10 - 14:30 Periradicular injection in cervical spine using an open MRI: first experiences and future perspective
F. Arrigoni (ITA)

14:30 - 14:50 The advantages of Open MRI in Periradicular therapy (PRT) procedures
J.W. Rechmeier (DEU)

14:50 - 15:10 Neuromodulators: controlling the Pain
A. Brook (USA)

15:10 - 15:30 Tumor Treatments: Control and Cure
J. Levi Chazen (USA)

15:30 - 15:50 Spine Micro-Instability & Pain: Micro-fixation & BVA
L. Manfrè (ITA)

15:50 - 16:10 Spine Instability: surgical treatment
M. Fornari (ITA)

16:10 - 16:20 Q&A

16:20 Closing remarks