Imaging Anatomy for the Spine Interventionalist 2023

Imaging Anatomy for the Spine Interventionalist is organized by Spine Intervention Society (SIS) and will be held from Jul 22 - 23, 2023 at Grand Hyatt Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States of America.

Description:
Ever wonder how interventional radiologists with years of experience view radiographs, CT scans, and MRI images of the spine? They know the specificity and sensitivity limitations of the imaging tools in their toolbox and, at a glance, they recognize findings that correlate with pain syndromes or warn of sinister disease. Imagine taking your interventional skills to the next level with that degree of diagnostic confidence.

Build this confidence in small groups, studying images from actual cases that have challenged and informed your instructors’ abilities. Over the course of the weekend, you will develop an eye for systematically examining large data sets; filtering out extraneous information and focusing on critical findings; and increasing your recognition of subtle findings which may indicate disease and degenerative phenomena that may be associated with typical axial and radicular pain syndromes.

Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
• Systematically evaluate a spine imaging study and describe normal anatomy;
• Identify the specificity and sensitivity shortcomings of radiographs, CT and MRI;
• Assess normal variants that may simulate symptomatic spine disease;
• Recognize neural compressive lesions within a large spine imaging data set;
• Interpret patient radiographic findings to develop a differential diagnosis in correlation with history, physical examination, and the patient’s spine pathology;
• Explain challenges to safe injections and how to avoid pitfalls through analysis of spine imaging;
• Utilize imaging in planning transforaminal access to maximize safety and efficacy.