7th Athenian Days of Interventional Radiology 2007
May 17-19, 2007
Divani Caravel Hotel
Macedonia Hall
Organized by the 2nd Department of Radiology,
Medical School, University of Athens
HONORARY PRESIDENT
D. A. KELEKIS
CHAIRMAN
A. Gouliamos
CO-CHAIRMAN
L. Vlachos
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
National and Capodistrian University of Athens
CIRSE (European Society of Interventional Radiology)
Hellenic Radiological Society
Hellenic College of Radiology
Hellenic Society of Interventional Radiology,
Angiology and Neuroradiology
All the necessary actions have been taken in order for the meeting to be provided
with CME credits by the P.M.A-UEMS
Meeting Information: rad.uoa.gr
Tel. for registrations: 210-5831815
Administrative Secretariat: Theotokis Travel
Tel.:210-6852892, E-mail:info@theotokistravel.gr
Scientific Committee:
E. Brountzos, M. Papathanasiou, E. Alexopoulou
Organizing Committee:
Alexopoulou E.
Argentos S.
Balanika Α.
Brountzos E.
Chatzimichail Κ.
Economopoulos Ν.
Εfstathopoulos Ε.
Κelekis Α.
Κelekis Ν.
Kiale Κ.
Κontopoulou Ch.
Μalagari Κ.
Nassi E.
Papaioannou G.
Papakonstantinou Ο.
Papathanasiou Μ.
Spirou Κ.
Tsompanlioti Ch.
Vasiliou P.
FACULTY
Akhan Okan(TK)
Malagari Katerina (GR)
Alexopoulou Efthymia (GR)
Maniatis Petros (GR)
Argentos Stylianos (GR)
Martin Jean-Baptiste (CH)
Balanika Alexia (GR)
Mastorakou Irene (GR)
Batakis Nikolaos (GR)
Morgan Robert (UK)
Besim Aytekin (TK)
Mourikis Dimitrios (GR)
Brountzos Elias (GR)
Mylona Sofia (GR)
Chatzimichail Katerina (GR)
Nikolopoulos Panagiotis (GR)
Chatzioannou Achilles (GR)
Oikonomou Georgia (GR)
Dimakakos Panagiotis (GR)
Papadimitriou George (GR)
Economopoulos Nikolaos (GR)
Papageorgiou George (GR)
Giavroglou Konstantinos (GR)
Papailiou Ioannis (GR)
Glynos Michael (GR)
Papakonstantinou Olympia (GR)
Gougoulakis Alexandros (GR)
Papathanasiou Matilda (GR)
Gouliamos Athanasios (GR)
Pappas Paris (GR)
Hatzidakis Adam (GR)
Pavcnik Dusan (USA)
Hausegger Klaus (AU)
Peregrin Jan (CZ)
Iatrou Konstantinos (GR)
Petsas Theodoros (GR)
Kampanarou Matina (GR)
Plummer Karen (CY)
Karnabatidis Dimitrios (GR)
Pomoni Maria (GR)
Kaskarelis Ioannis (GR)
Rodesch George(FR)
Katsanos Konstantinos (GR)
Schumacher Martin (DE)
Kelekis Alexis (GR)
Sehas Michael (GR)
Kelekis Anastasios (GR)
Siablis Dimitrios (GR)
Kelekis Dimitrios (GR)
Souftas Vassilios (GR)
Kelekis Nikolaos (GR)
Tzortzis George (GR)
Kiale Kyriaki (GR)
Thanos Lukas (GR)
Kokkinakis Christos (GR)
Tsetis Dimitrios (GR)
Kontopoulou Christina (GR)
Tsompanlioti Chryssie(GR)
Koureas Andreas (GR)
Vasdekis Spiridon (GR)
Leonardi Marco (IT)
Vlachos Lambros (GR)
Liapis Angelos (GR)
Vrachliotis Thomas(GR)
Magoufis George (GR)
THURSDAY MAY 17th
9:00-13:00 HANDS ON WORKSHOPS

Harmonic imaging and use of contrast media in ultrasound. Participants
will be able to examine patients with liver lesion prior to or after interventional
treatment. Properties pharmacokinetics and principles of US contrast imaging
will be discussed. Research Center of Radiology and Imaging, Evgenidion
Hospital (Preregistration required).
Instructors: K. Chatzimichail, G. Oikonomou, M. Kampanarou

Cardiac and Vascular imaging (MRI and Volumetric CT). Live cases with
design of protocols, processing, contrast media, techniques, post processing.
Attikon University Hospital, Dpt. of Radiology (Preregistration required).
Instructors: N. Kelekis, St. Argentos, N. Economopoulos,
Ch. Tsompanlioti, O. Papakonstantinou
15:00-16:10
ABDOMINAL INTERVENTIONS
Moderators: I. Papailiou, G. Papadimitriou, I. Mastorakou
15:00-15:20
15:20-15:40
15:40-16:00
Michael Glynos: Percutaneous gastrostomy
indications, technique and results
Christina Kontopoulou: CT guided drainage in
abdominal collections.
Okan Akhan: Percutaneous treatment of liver hydatid
cysts.
16:10-17:00
INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY IN THE MANAGEMENT
INFRAPOPLITEAL ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASE
Moderators: D. Siablis, D. Mourikis, A. Gougoulakis
16:10-16:30
16:30-16:50
Konstantinos Katsanos: Recanalization of the
infrapopliteal arteries: an emerging field
Dimitrios Karnabatidis: Below the knee application of
drug-eluting stents; a new era
COFFEE BREAK 17:00-17:20
OF
17:20-18:10
PERIPHERAL ARTERIOPATHY
Moderators: L. Vlahos, A. Liapis, M. Pomoni
17:20-17:40
Dimitrios Tsetis: Femoral angioplasty
17:40-18:00
Klaus Hausegger: Chronic lower limb ischemia
18:10-19:20
RENAL INTERVENTIONS
Moderators: D. Kelekis, K. Malagari, K. Chatzimichail
18:10-18:30
18:30-18:50
18:50-19:10
Maria Pomoni: Ischemic nephropathy
Jan Peregrin: Renal angioplasty in children
Jan Peregrin: Diagnosis and treatment of kidney post-bioptic
bleeding
19:20-20:10
NEW DEVICES IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Moderators: D. Kelekis, E. Brountzos
19:20-19:40
19:40-20:00
Dusan Pavcnik: Percutaneous autologous venous valve
transplantation
Dusan Pavcnik: Percutaneous closure of Patent Foramen
Ovale: A New Bioprosthetic device
20:15-20:45 OPENING CEREMONY
20:45 COCKTAIL
FRIDAY MAY 18th
9:20-10:30
VENOUS INTERVENTIONS
Moderators: G. Tzortzis, S. Vasdekis, E. Alexopoulou,
9:20-9:40
9:40-10:00
10:00-10:20
Thomas Vrachliotis: IVC filters; indications,
technique and results
Vassilios Souftas: Uncommon central venous access
Panagiotis Nikolopoulos: AVF and AVgraft
disfunction in hemodialysis patients, percutaneous
management
10:30-11:40
CEREBRAL INTERVENTIONS - ANEURYSMS
Moderators: M. Schumacher, M. Papathanasiou, G. Magoufis
10:30-10:50
10:50-11:10
11:10-11:30
George Magoufis: Cerebral aneurysm embolization
Martin Schumacher: Criteria for outcome and
treatment of cerebral aneurysms
George Rodesch: Unruptured aneurysms to treat or not to treat
COFFEE BREAK 11:40-12:20
12:20-13:30
CEREBRAL INTERVENTIONS
Moderators: A. Gouliamos, A. Besim, G. Rodesch
12:20-12:40
12:40-13:00
13:00-13:20
Aytekin Besim: Outcomes of cerebral thrombolysis
George Rodesch: Embolization of intracranial tumors
Martin Schumacher: Complications and treatment
during neurointerventional procedures
13:30-14:20
HEPATOBILIARY INTERVENTIONS
Moderators: K. Giavroglou, I. Kaskarelis
13:30-13:50
13:50-14:10
Adam Hatzidakis: Percutaneous transcholecystic
interventions
Elias Brountzos: TIPS for beginners
LUNCH BREAK 14:20-15:30
15:00-15:20
Technical updates: Karen Plummer: The
treatment of AAA with the Gore Excluder
15:30-16:40
EMBOLIZATIONS
Moderators: N. Batakis, D. Tsetis, A. Chatzioannou
15:30-15:50
15:50-16:10
16:10-16:30
Paris Pappas: Embolization in cases of acute visceral
hemorrhage
Kostantinos Iatrou : Treatment of hemoptysis
George Papageorgiou: Varicocele treatment
16:40-18:10
AORTIC INTERVENTIONS
Moderators: D. Kelekis, M. Sehas, E. Brountzos
16:40-17:00
17:00-17:20
17:20-17:40
17:40-18:00
Ioannis Kaskarelis: Acute and chronic thoracic
dissections treated by stent graft; when, how and what
can go wrong
Robert Morgan: Thoracic endografting: how I do it
Robert Morgan: Hybrid procedures for the treatment
of complex thoracoabdominal aortic pathology
Klaus Hausegger: Diagnosis of End leaks after EVER
COFFEE BREAK 18:10-18:30
18:30-20:20
DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS IN ONCOLOGY
Moderators: K. Giavroglou, N. Kelekis, A. Hatzidakis
18:30-18:50
18:50-19:10
19:10-19:30
19:30-19:50
19:50-20:10
Katerina Malagari: Embolization with drug eluting
beeds in hepatocellular carcinoma, long term results
Anastasios Kelekis: Tumors of head and neck: Imaging,
Christos Kokkinakis: Tumors of head and neck:
Angiography-embolization
Lukas Thanos, Sofia Mylona: Pulmonary and renal RF
ablations
Kyriaki Kiale: Mammografic interventions
SATURDAY MAY 19th
9:00-10:30
CAROTID INTERVENTIONS
Moderators: M. Leonardi, A. Gouliamos, P. Dimakakos
9:00-9:20
9:20-9:40
9:40-10:00
10:00-10:20
Alexia Balanika: Imaging of atherosclerotic
plaque US.
Nikolaos Economopoulos: Imaging of atherosclerotic
disease CT, MRI.
Marco Leonardi:Carotid stenting. Is protection
necessary? Carotid stenting without protection
George Magoufis: Carotid stenting. Is protection
necessary? Carotid stenting with protection
COFFEE BREAK 10:30-10:50
10:50-12:50
MUSCULOSCELETAL INTERVENTIONS
Moderators: L. Thanos, O. Papakonstantinou, A. Kelekis
10:50-11:20
11:20-11:40
11:40-12:00
12:00-12:20
12:20-12:40
Alexis Kelekis: Vertebroplasty
Theodoros Petsas: RF of osteoid osteomas
Andreas Koureas: Imaging guided interventions in the
appendicular skeleton
Petros Maniatis: CT guided periradicular infusions
Jean-Baptiste Martin: Percutaneous discectomy
12:50 -13:10 CLOSING REMARKS
CALL FOR SCIENTIFIC POSTERS: (height 1,20m width 80cm).
Abstract submission (200 words) by April 27/2007 at dvelin@admin.uoa.gr