Neuro II: Spine & Brain (adult & pediatric) MRI

Florence (IT), 30/8 - 2/9 2024

General Information

COURSE ORGANISER
Giannantonio Pellicanò 
COURSE COORDINATOR: Giannantonio Pellicanò, Luc van den Hauwe
COURSE VENUE: “IL FULIGNO” – Centro Servizi e Formazione Montedomini – Via Faenza, 48 – 50122 Florence
CONTACT: gianni.pellicano@unifi.it
HOTEL ACCOMODATION: Participants are responsible for making their own accommodation arrangements.
REGISTRATION FEE includes: attendance at the course (lectures and workshops), digital material from lectures, final test, lunch & coffee breaks and social dinner.

Early registration until May 31, 2024 (VAT 22% INCLUDED)
- Radiologists/ Specialists: 800,00 EUR
- Residents (certified by head of Dept): 700,00 EUR
Late registration - from June 1, 2024 (VAT 22% INCLUDED)
- Radiologists/ Specialists: 900,00 EUR
- Residents (certified by head of Dept.): 800,00 EUR
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LANGUAGE: The course language is English
COURSE FORMAT: Organized only as «in-person» event

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CANCELLATION:  The cancellation should be notified to the Organizing Secretariat (emricourseflorence2024@aimgroup.eu) in writing only. The registration fees less than 30% administrative charges will be refunded if the cancellation is announced before July 15, 2024. After this date, no refunds are possible. Refunds will be processed and issued 60 days after the Course.

Faculty

R. Gasparotti (BRESCIA, IT)
A. F. Geraldo (OPORTO, PT)
L. Manfré (CATANIA, IT)
K. Mankad (LONDON, UK)
M. Mortilla (FLORENCE, IT)
M. Muto (NAPLES, IT)
G. Pellicanò (FLORENCE, IT)
E. Piane (SIENA, IT)
C. Romanowski (SHEFFIELD, UK)
E. Scola (MILAN, IT)
M. Severino (GENOA, IT)
M. Thurnher (VIENNA, AT)
D. Tortora (GENOA, IT)
F. M. Triulzi (MILAN, IT)
L. van den Hauwe (ANTWERP, BE)
C. Zini (FLORENCE, IT)

Programme

Friday, August 30th    

08:00-08:45   Registration                  

08:45-09:00   Welcome Address     

G. Pellicanò (Florence, IT) - L. van den Hauwe (Antwerp, BE)

SPINE PATHOLOGY 

 

09:00-09:30   Anatomy and Pathology of the craniospinal junction G. Pellicanò (Florence, IT)

09:30-10:00   Focal and diffuse lesions of the bony spine E. Piane (Siena, IT)

10:00-10:30   Epidural tumors and primary bone tumors M. Muto (Naples, IT)

10:30-11:00   Discussion     

11:00-11:30   Intradural Extramedullary Tumors G. Pellicanò (Florence, IT)   

11:30-12:00   Intradural Intramedullary Tumors  L. van den Hauwe (Antwerp, BE)

12:00-12:30   Spinal trauma              

12:30-13:00   Spinal infections E. Piane (Siena, IT)

13:00-14:30   Lunch 

14:00-14:30   Industry sponsored lecture            

 Workshops    

14:45-15:30   Focal and diffuse lesions of the bony spine E. Piane (Siena, IT)

15:30-16:15   Epidural tumors and primary bone tumors M. Muto (Naples, IT)

16:15-17:00   Intradural tumors L. van den Hauwe (Antwerp, BE)

 

Saturday, August 31st             

09:00-09:30   Clinical and Radiological Strategies in evaluating patient with LBP C. Zini (Florence, IT)

09:30-10:00   Spinal Stenosis and foraminal stenosis L. Manfré (Catania, IT)           

10:00-10:30   Macro and Micro spinal instability: Diagnostic and interventional criteria  L. Manfrè (Catania, IT)           

10:30-11:00   Discussion

11:00-11:30   Degenerative Disc Disease G. Pellicanò (Florence, IT)   

11:30-12:00   Posterior Elements Pathology L. van den Hauwe (Antwerp, BE)

12:00-12:30   The postoperative spine G. Pellicanò (Florence, IT)   

12:30-13:00   Spinal Bone Marrow Diseases  M. Thurnher (Vienna, AT)   

13:00-14:00   Lunch 

14:00-14:30   Myelopathy: easy way to correct diagnosis M. Thurnher (Vienna, AT)

Workshops    

14:45-15:30   Degenerative spine G. Pellicanò (Florence, IT)

15:30-16:15   Myelopathy M. Thurnher (Vienna, AT)

16:15-17:00   Spinal Trauma C. Zini (Florence, IT)

 

Sunday, September 1ST         

09:00-09:30   Pediatric Brain MR Strategies  M. Severino (Genoa, IT)

09:30-10:00   Normal Brain Development E. Scola (Milan, IT)

10:00-10:30   Congenital Brain Malformations E. Scola (Milan, IT)

10:30-11:00   Discussion     

 
PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY      

 

11:00-11:30   Congenital Spine Malformations M. Severino (Genoa, IT)

11:30-12:00   Neonatal Encephalopathy/hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy F. Triulzi (Milan, IT)

12:00-12:30   Imaging of Epilepsy  D. Tortora (Genoa, IT)

12:30-13:00   Pediatric Brain Infections  F. Triulzi (Milan, IT) 

13:00-14:00   Lunch 

14:00-14:30   Peripheral Nerves Imaging R. Gasparotti (Brescia, IT)

 Workshops    

14:45-15:30   Epilepsy D. Tortora (Genoa, IT)

15:30-16:15   Congenital Brain Malformations E. Scola (Milan, IT)

16:15-17:00   Congenital Spine Malformations M. Severino (Genoa, IT)

 

Monday, September 2nd        

09:00-09:30   Neurocutaneous Syndromes L. van den Hauwe (Antwerp, BE)     

09:30-10:00   Pediatric Infratentorial Tumors K. Mankad (London, UK)

10:00-10:30   Pediatric Supratentorial Tumors C. Romanowski (Sheffield, UK)

10:30-11:00   Discussion                    

11:00-11:30   Metabolic brain disorders K. Mankad (London, UK)       

11:30-12:00   Pediatric Head Trauma M. Mortilla (Florence, IT)      

12:00-12:30   Pediatric Demyelinating Diseases A.F. Geraldo (Oporto, PT)     

12:30-13:00   Fetal Brain MR M. Mortilla (Florence, IT)

13:00-14:00   Lunch 

14:00-14:30   Imaging Features of Intracranial Hypotension and the investigation of spinal CSF leak C. Romanowski (Sheffield, UK)

 

Workshops    

14:45-15:30   Pediatric Infra and Supratentorial Tumors C. Romanowski (Sheffield, UK) - L. van den Hauwe (Antwerp, BE)         

15:30-16:15   Pediatric Demyelinating Diseases A.F. Geraldo (Oporto, PT)

16:15-17:00   Metabolic brain disorders K. Mankad (London, UK)

17:00 -18:00  Examination and Corrections

18:00 Closure Farewell Address G. Pellicanò (Florence, IT)

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