We welcome You to attend ERASMUS MRI Central Nervous System
II course in Riga, Latvia, 6 - 10 October 2014
ORGANISER
Prof. Gaida Krumina (Latvia)
MODULE COORDINATORS
P.M. Parizel (Antwerp, BE), D. Balériaux (Brussels, BE), G. Pellicanò
(FIorence,IT), P. David (Brussels, BE)
LANGUAGE
The course language is English
VENUE:
Hotel Islande Conference & Spa, Riga, Kipsalas street 20, Riga, Latvia
(http://www.islandehotel.lv)
REGISTRATION FEE:
Please register by email: cns2riga@gmail.com or go to the preregistration
area on www.emricourse.org
Registration is accepted after full payment of the fee.
Euro 700, 00 – Certified Radiologists and Medical Specialists
Euro 500, 00 – Residents (written confirmation of residency status is
required)
Registration is accepted after full payment of the fee.
Registration fee includes: lectures and workshops, syllabus and handouts;
AM and PM coffee-breaks; lunches; two social events (Welcome Reception
and Course Dinner); certificate of attendance and diploma.
Due to interactive nature of the Course, the participation is limited and will
be processed on a first come first served basis.
Registration will be conformed upon receiving the total payment of the
registration fee. Please note that all bank charges are the responsibility of the
attendee and should be paid in addition to the registration fee.
BANK ACCOUNT
We will send account information to your email after successfull registration.
Please note that the number of participants is restricted (80
participants).
ACCOMMODATION:
Special rates have been negotiated for Course attendees at Islande hotel. For
more information please write to: reservation@islandehotel.lv
CONTACT:
Scientific contact:
Prof. Gaida Krumina
Department of Radiology
Riga Stradins University
Hipokrata Str 2, Riga LV 1079, Latvia
Fax + 371 67547139
E-mail:gaida.krumina@apollo.lv
GENERAL SECRETARY
Assoc.Prof. Ardis Platkajis
Department of Radiology
Riga Stradins University
Hipokrata Str 2, Riga LV 1038, Latvia
Phone: +371 29405971
E-mail: ardis.platkajis@rsu.lv
ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT
Contact: Dr. Arta Smite, Dr. Liga Jaunozolina
Fax: + 371 67547139
E-mail: cns2riga@gmail.com
PRELIMINARY FACULTY
D. Baleriaux (Belgium)
F. Bonneville (France)
M. Bruneau (Belgium)
J. Casselman (Belgium)
Ph. David (Belgium)
S. Dzelzite (Latvia)
J. Endrikat (Germany)
M. Gallucci (Italy)
N. Girard (France)
J. Van Goethem (Belgium)
L. Van den Hauwe (Belgium)
G. Krumina (Latvia)
P.M. Parizel (Belgium)
Z. Patay (USA)
G. Pellicano (Italy)
Ch. Raybaud (Canada)
L. J van Rensburg (South Africa)
A. Rossi (Italy)
P. Sundgren (Sweden)
M. Thurnher (Austria)
PROGRAMME
October 5, 2014 Sunday
15:00-19:00 Arrivals and Registration
19:00 Social Event: Welcome Reception
October 6, 2014 Monday
8:15-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:15 Welcome Gaida Krumina, Riga (LV)
9:15-9:45 Pathology of posterior fossa cranial nerves Jan Casselman (BE)
9:50-10:20 MRI approach to posterior skull base: applied anatomy,
intrinsic lesions Leon J van Rensburg (SA)
10:20-10:50 Coffee break
10:50-11:20 MRI anatomy and non tumoral pathology of
brainstem Fabrice Bonneville (FR)
11:25-11:55 Intraaxial posterior fossa tumors in adults Pia Sundgren (SE)
12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:00 Multimodal MR imaging of CPA lesions Fabrice Bonneville
(FR)
14:00-14:30 Neurocutaneous syndromes Luc Van den Hauwe (BE)
14:30-15:00 Coffee break
15:00-17:00 Parallel Workshops:
Posterior skull base - Casselman - J van Rensburg
Brainstem - Bonneville
PF tumors - Sundgren - Van den Hauwe
17:15 Excursion
October 7, 2014 Tuesday
9:00-9:30 Cervical spine tumors and other cord lesions: neurosurgeon
point of view Michael Bruneau(BE)
9:35-10:05 Inflammatory and infectious diseases of spinal cord Majda
Thurnher (AT)
10:05-10:35 Epidural and intradural extramedullary tumors Danielle
Baleriaux (BE)
10:05-10:35 Coffee break
10:35-11:05 Epidural and intradural extramedullary tumors Danielle
Baleriaux (BE)
11:10-11:40 Degenerative disease of spine Massimo Gallucci (IT)
11:45-13:20 Lunch
13:20-13:50 Spinal bone marrow disease Majda Thurnher (AT)
13:55-14:25 MRI of the postoperative spine Johan Van Goethem (BE)
14:30-15:00 Coffee break
15:00-17:00 Parallel Workshops:
Epidural and intradural lesions - Baleriaux - Bruneau
Degenerative spine - Gallucci
Postoperative spine - Van Goethem
October 8, 2014 Wednesday
8:30-9:00 Pediatric brain MRI strategies and technique Andrea Rossi (IT)
9:00-9:30 Pediatric supratentorial brain tumors Charles Raybaud(CA)
9:30-10:00 Pediatric infratentorial tumors Zoltan Patay (US)
10:00-10:20 Coffee break
10:20-10:50 Normal and abnormal development of the brain vascular
systemCharles Raybaud (CA)
10:50-11:20 Normal brain development and myelination Nadine Girard
(FR)
11:20-11:50 Congenital spine malformations Andrea Rossi (IT)
11:50-13:10 Pediatric demyelinating diseases Zoltan Patay (US)
13:40-14:10 Pediatric brain infections Philippe David(BE)
14:10-14:40 Pediatric head trauma Gianni Pellicano (IT
14:40-15:00 Coffee break
15:00-17:00 Parallel Workshops:
Pediatric brain MRI strategies - Rossi
Pediatric tumors - Raybaud
Pediatric infections - Patay-David
18:00 Social Event: Course Gala Dinner
October 9, 2014 Thursday
9:00-9:30 Fetal brain imaging Sarmite Dzelzite (LV)
9:30-10:00 Hypoxic- ischemic brain lesions Nadine Girard (FR)
10:00-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-11:00 Normal MRI anatomy of craniospinal junction, variants and
pitfalls Paul Parizel (BE)
11:00-11:30 Normal spinal MRI anatomy, variants and pitfalls Johan Van
Goethem (BE)
12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:00 Intramedullary spinal cord tumors Danielle Baleriaux(BE)
14:00-14:30 Differential diagnosis of myelopathies Gaida Krumina (LV)
14:30-15:00 Coffee break
15:00-17:00 Parallel Workshops:
Craniospinal junction - Parizel
Spinal anatomy pitfalls - Van Goethem
Myelopathies - Baleriaux-Krumina
October 10, 2014 Friday
9:00-11:00 Examination and corrections
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-12:00 Macrocylcic Gadolinium based contrast media in
Neuroradiology Jan Endrikat (DE)
12:00-13:00 Closure. Best Student Award and Certificate of Merit
13:00-14:30 Farewell Lunch
See You in Riga!