Asia Spine 2024 Ultrasound Hands-on Workshop

Workshop: Ultrasound-guided targeting of spine and its application in interventions/endoscopic surgeries

Date: July 5th, 2024

Course objectives

  1. This workshop focuses on practical use, aiming to familiarize participants with the skills of ultrasound-guided targeting of spine for applications in pain interventions, PRP therapy, assisting in endoscopic surgery localization, and reducing physician radiation exposure.
  2. The workshop is designed with one instructor leading a group of four participants, allowing beginners to quickly get started and advanced learners to further refine their techniques through interaction and guidance from the instructor.

Course Director: Chien-Hua Chen M.D. Ph.D. Neurosurgeon

Agenda

 

Topic

Speakers

09:00~09:10

Opening remarks

Chiung-Chyi Shen Meng-Yin Yang

 

09:10~09:40

Lecture

Ultrasound imaging of C-spine and its applications in interventions/endoscopic surgeries: techniques and pearls

Chien-Hua Chen

09:40~10:00

Live Demonstration

Ultrasound imaging of C-spine

(realtime scanning)

 

Chien-Hua Chen

10:00~10:15

Lecture

Ultrasound imaging of L-spine and its applications

Chien-Hua Chen and Tutors

10:15~10:30

Live Demonstration

Ultrasound imaging of L-spine

(realtime scanning)

Chien-Hua Chen and Tutors

 

10:30~11:00

Refreshment

 

Hands on workshop

Divided into four groups: A, B, C, D, with four participants in each group.

Station 1  C-spine scanning

ultrasound-imaging of cervical spine disc, nerve roots, brachial plexus, stellate ganglion, vertebral artery, cervical facet/medial branch; techniques, positioning, and practical pearls regarding interventions for cervical disc, nerve root, and cervical facet/medial branch and stellate ganglion block  

Station 2  C-spine phantom needle insertion practice

Simulation of targeting cervical nerve root and cervical facet/medial branch

Station 3  L-spine scanning

Ultrasound-imaging of lumbar SAP/facet/medial branch, sacral hiatus, S-I joint; techniques, positioning, and practical pearls

Station 4  T-spine scanning

Ultrasound-imaging of T-spine lamina, paravertebral space, pleura line, costotransverse joint

Stations

1

C-spine scanning

2

C-spine

(Phantom)

3

L-spine scanning

4

T-spine scanning

11:00~12:00

12:00~12:40

Lunch

12:40~13:40

13:40~14:40

14:40~15:00

Refreshment

15:00~16:00

16:00~16:30

Review and issuing of certificate

16:30~17:00

Discussion: ultrasound-guided targeting of spine, clinical pearls, red flags, and significance

 

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