Monday, August 22, 2016

Course on Diagnostic Neuroradiology

08.00      Registration open

09.00      Welcome address, S. W. Atlas and A. Valavanis

Topic:     Neuroradiology of the insula and telencephalon

09.10      The role of the insula in the evolution of the telencephalon and implications

                for neuroimaging, A. Valavanis

10.00      Neuroimaging anatomy and topography of the insula, T. P. Naidich

10.40                                  COFFEE BREAK

11.00      Function and dysfunction of hte insula, T. P. Naidich

11.30      Diagnostic neuroradiology of insular pathology, A. Valavanis

12.00      Embryogenesis and neuroimaging analysis of the cerebral cortex,

               T. P. Naidich

12.45      Discussion

13.00                                      LUNCH 

Topic:     Neuroradiology of brain tumors

               Special lecture:

14.00      Classification of brain tumors: pathology or genetics? P. Kleihues

14.45      Neuroimaging of brain tumors: fundamentals, S. W. Atlas

15.30                                COFFEE BREAK

16.00      On the behavior of gliomas as assessed by neuroimaging, A. Valavanis

16.30      Neuroimaging of rare phakomatoses, T. P. Naidich

17.15      Technology innovation in neuroradiology: trends and clinical implication,

               S. W. Atlas

18.00      Discussion

18.30                           WELCOME RECEPTION 

                              at the Foyer of the Lecture Hall

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

08.00     Registration open

Topic:    Neuroradiology of the cerebral white matter and its diseases

09.00     The architectonics of the cerebral white matter: as revealed by fibre           

              dissection technique, N. Krayenbühl

09.45     Application of tractography in clinical neuroimaging, S. Kollias

10.30                              COFFEE BREAK

11.00     Corpus callosum: embryogenesis and neuroimaging, T. P. Naidich

11.40     MRI of multiple sclerosis and white matter diseases, S. W. Atlas

12.30    Discussion

13.00                                    LUNCH

Topic:   Neuroradiology of cerebrovascular disease

14.00    Stroke imaging: current status, S. W. Atlas

14.45    Neuroimaging of the vessel wall: technique and clinical applications, T. Krings

15.30                              COFFEE BREAK

15.50    Intracranial heamorrhage: principles of imaging, S. W. Atlas

16.30    Diagnostic neuroradiology of cavernomas and of developmental venous

             anomalies, A. Valavanis

17.15    Brain AVMs: what the neuroradiologist needs to report, T. Krings

17.45    Intracranial aneurysms: what the neuroradiologist needs to report, T. Krings

18.30    Discussion

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

08.00    Registration open

Topic:   Diagnostic Neuroradiology of the skull base

09.00    Neuroradiology of the temporal bone, S. Kollias

09.45    Neuroradiology of the orbit, sella turcica and cavernous sinus, S. W. Atlas

10.30                              COFFEE BREAK

11.00    Neuroradiology of the nasopharynx and paranasal sinuses, S. Kollias

11.45    Cranial nerves: neuroanatomy of their intramedullary and cisternal courses,

             T. P. Naidich

12.30    Discussion

13.00                                 LUNCH

Course on Interventional Neuroradiology

14.00    Welcome and introduction, A. Valavanis

Topic:   Interventional neuroradiology of the skull base

14.05    Functional vascular anatomy of the skull base, G. Rodesch

14.45    Interventional neuroradiology of paragangliomas of the head and neck,

             A. Valavanis

15.30                                COFFEE BREAK

16.00    Interventional neuroradiology in intractable epistaxis and in nasopharyngeal

             angiofibromas, G. Rodesch

16.45    Interventional neuroradiology of vascular and neoplastic lesions of the

             cavernous sinus, G. Rodesch

17.30    Interventional neuroradiology of meningiomas and neurinomas of the skull

             base, A. Valavanis

18.00    Discussion

18.30                      WELCOME RECEPTION

                          at the Foyer of the Lecture Hall

Thursday, August 25, 2016

08.00    Registration open

08.00    Hands-on Workshop (provided by main sponsor)

Topic:   Intracranial dural AVF's and tumors

09.00    Intracranial dural AVF's: natural history, classification and the role of inter-

             ventional neuroradiology, K. terBrugge

09.45    Venous analysis of intracranial dural AVF's and its impact on treatment,

             G. Baltsavias

10.30                               COFFEE BREAK

11.00    Video workshop: Embolization of intracranial dural AVF's,  A. Valavanis and

             G. Baltsavias

12.00    Embolization of hypervascular intracranial tumors, A. Valavanis

12.45    Discussion

13.00                                     LUNCH

Topic:   Interventional neuroradiology of ischemic stroke

14.00    Cardiocentrism versus encephalocentrism in clinical neuroscience with

             special reference to acute stroke, A. Valavanis

15.00    Endovascular treatment of anterior circulation stroke, G. Baltsavias

15.40                            COFFEE BREAK

16.00    Endovascular treatment of posterior circulation stroke, K. terBrugge

16.40    Carotid artery stenting: update, M. Tanaka

17.00    Carotid stenting without filter devices, S. Husain

17.20    Intracranial atherosclerotic disease: current status of interventional neuro-

             radiology, T. Krings

18.00    Discussion

Friday, August 26, 2016

08.00    Registration open

Topic:   Interventional neuroradiology of brain AVM's

             Special lecture:

09.00    Topography and mode of penetration of cerebral blood vessels relative to the

             prosomeric model, L. Puelles

09.40    The angioarchitectonics of brain AVM's, G. Rodesch

10.15     A critical analysis of the ARUBA study, T. Krings

10.40                               COFFEE BREAK

11.00    Cerebral proliferative angiopathy, G. Rodesch

11.45    Partial targeted embolization of brain AVM's: concept, indications, techniques

             and results, T. Krings

12.20    Brain AVM's/AVF's in the pediatric population, K. terBrugge

13.00                                     LUNCH

14.00    Curative embolization of brain AVM's with video workshop, A. Valavanis

16.00                            COFFEE BREAK

Topic:   Interventional neuroradiology of spinal AVM's

16.20    Spinal vascular anatomy and classification of spinal AVM's and AVF's,

             G. Rodesch

17.00    Diagnostic and interventional neuroradiology of spinal dural AVF's,

             T. Krings

17.45    Diagnostic and interventional neuroradiology of perimedullary AVF's and of

             intramedullary AVM's, G. Rodesch

18.30    Discussion on brain and spinal AVM's

19.30                              THE ZURICH COURSE DINNER

                                     at the "Zunfthaus zur Meisen"

Saturday, August 27, 2016

08.00    Registration open

Topic:   Interventional neuroradiology of intracranial aneurysms

09.00    Aneurysmal vasculopathy and implications for endovascular treatment,

             T. Krings

09.30    Cisternal architectonics and its interaction with the aneurysm wall,

             A. Valavanis

10.15                            COFFEE BREAK

10.30    Natural history of unruptured aneurysms: update, K. terBrugge

11.00    Endovascular treatment of complex and giant intracranial aneurysms,

             T. Krings and G. Baltsavias  

12.00    Endovascular considerations in dissecting intracranial aneurysms, 

             G. Rodesch

12.45    Discussion

13.00                                LUNCH

14.00    Dissecting aneurysms of the cerebellar arteries: endovascular treatment,

             S. Husain

14.30    Endovascular conception of subarachnoid haemorrhage and the endo-

             vascular treatment of acutely ruptured intracranial aneurysms (with video

             demonstration), A. Valavanis

15.30    Discussion and concluding remarks

16.00                      END OF THE COURSE