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Abstracts for 2009

Paper-Mentor

Percutaneous Cryoablation and Vertebroplasty Therapy (CVT) in metastatic spinal involvement

Francesco Massari, MD
Giovanni Simonetti, MD, Non ASSR Member
Roberto Fiori, MD, Non ASSR Member
Dario A Bartolucci, MD, Non ASSR Member
Matteo Mammucari, MD, Non ASSR Member
Salvatore Masala, PhD, ASSR Member

Use of Combined Biplane Fluoroscopy and Flat Panel Volume CT (Siemens Artis Zee DynaCT) in Biopsy of Lesions in the Spine Seen on Cross Sectional Imaging Which Are Fluoroscopically Imperceptible.

Timothy D Aadland, MD
David F Kallmes, MD, ASSR Member
John I Lane, MD, ASSR Member
Harry Cloft, MD, PhD, ASSR Member
Jonathan M Morris, MD, ASSR Member
Kent R Thielen, MD, ASSR Member

1H-MR Spectroscopy in the evaluation of osteoporotic and neoplastic vertebral fractures prior percutaneous vertebroplasty

Francesco Massari, MD
Giovanni Simonetti, MD, Non ASSR Member
Salvatore Masala, PhD, ASSR Member
Ludovici Andrea, MD, Non ASSR Member

CT Guided steroid injection for spine pain syndromes

Todd S Miller, MD
Joaquim Farinhas, MD, Non ASSR Member
Allan L Brook, MD, ASSR Member
Mark Ashkan, BS, Non ASSR Member

Papers - Non-Mentor

Endplate Deformity Reduction with StaXx FX Device after Vertebral Compression Fracture

Susan M Renner, PhD
Avinash G Patwardhan, PhD, Non ASSR Member
Chris Carson, MS, Non ASSR Member
Braden McIntosh, BS, Non ASSR Member
Robert M Havey, BS, Non ASSR Member
Anastasios Dimitriadis, MD, Non ASSR Member

A Simulation Center Module for Teaching Lumbar Puncture

Mishal M Mendriatta-Lala, MD
Eric M Spickler, MD, ASSR Member
Michael Spickler, , Non ASSR Member

Sacroiliac joint pain following vertebral augmentation for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures

A. Orlando Ortiz, MD, MBA
Ritu Bordia, MD, Non ASSR Member
Asante Dickson, MD, Non ASSR Member

Percutaneous nucleoplasty in the treatment of discal lumbar pain, 2 years follow-up

Francesco Massari, MD
Giovanni Simonetti, MD, Non ASSR Member
Matteo Mammucari, MD, Non ASSR Member
Dario A Bartolucci, MD, Non ASSR Member
Roberto Fiori, MD, Non ASSR Member
Salvatore Masala, PhD, ASSR Member

Annular Tears and Nuclear Degeneration: Lessons From the Pediatric Population.

Aseem Sharma, MD
Thomas Pilgram, PhD, Non ASSR Member
Matthew S. Parsons, MD, Non ASSR Member

Radiofrequency ablation and vertebroplasty in the treatment of neoplastic vertebral body fractures

Francesco Massari, MD
Giovanni Simonetti, MD, Non ASSR Member
Roberto Fiori, MD, Non ASSR Member
Matteo Mammucari, MD, Non ASSR Member
Dario A Bartolucci, MD, Non ASSR Member
Salvatore Masala, PhD, ASSR Member

Extravertebral tumor regression after Vertebroplasty

Luigi Manfrè, MD
Concetto Cristaudo, Non ASSR Member
Stefano Marcia, MD, Non ASSR Member

Radiofrequency Ablation and Sacroplasty in the Treatment of Neoplastic Osteolytic Sacral Localizations

Francesco Massari, MD
Giovanni Simonetti, MD, Non ASSR Member
Roberto Fiori, MD, Non ASSR Member
Dario A Bartolucci, MD, Non ASSR Member
Matteo Mammucari, MD, Non ASSR Member
Salvatore Masala, PhD, ASSR Member

Clinical and radiographic correlation in the use of rhBMP-2 for posterior-lateral lumbar spinal fusion.

Joseph G Craig, MB ChB
Stephen Bartol, MD, Non ASSR Member
Marc Underhill, MD, Non ASSR Member
Nauman Akhtar, MD, Non ASSR Member

Posters

Common and Uncommon Clivus Tumors

Huey-Jen Lee, MD
Lukasz Partyka, MD, Non ASSR Member
Rahul Pawar, MD, Non ASSR Member

Pulmonary Cement Embolism after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: Incidence, Characteristics, and Risk Factors

Yeo Ju Kim, M.D
Woo Sun Jun, , Non ASSR Member
Won-Hee Jee , M.D., Non ASSR Member
Joon Woo Lee, M.D., Non ASSR Member

MR imaging of spinal cord involvement in thalidomide neuropathy.

Sheri J Macrino, M.D
Huy D Tran, M.D., Non ASSR Member
Christopher Spearman, , Non ASSR Member
Robert Williams, M.D., Non ASSR Member
Ronald Berk, M.D., Non ASSR Member

Cervical Spine Trauma Made Easy: A Systematic Approach Utilizing 2D MDCT

Julia Grossman, MD
Steven Lev, MD, ASSR Member
Naeem Rahman, Medical Student, Non ASSR Member

To understand MR imaging findings of unusual but interesting spinal diseases with pathologic correlation.

Woo Sun Jun, MD
Sung Gyu Moon, MD, Non ASSR Member
Ja-Young Choi, MD, Non ASSR Member
Joon Woo Lee, MD, ASSR Member

Epidemiologic and radiographic features of the nuchal ligament ossification

Ji Young Hwang, MD
Sung Shine Shim, MD, Non ASSR Member
Sang-min Lee, MD, Non ASSR Member

Technical considerations to avoid thermal injuries during ablation of sacral mass

Kunal I Nanavati, MD
Kunal I Nanavati, MD, Non ASSR Member
M. Judith Don Post, MD, ASSR Member
John David Pitcher, Jr, MD, Non ASSR Member

Excerptas

Single vertebral level Modic change in adult achondroplasia: a diagnosis to be considered.

Uei Pua, MBBS, MMed, FRCR, FAMS
Arun Thomas, MBBS, FRCR, Non ASSR Member

Acute Schistosomiasis Myeloradiculopathy in a 24 year old Brazilian Immigrant Clinical and Epidemiological Considerations

L E Pack, MD MPH,
Joshua M Ng, MD, Non ASSR Member
Cathyrn M Christensen, MD, Non ASSR Member
Karen J Bos, MD, Non ASSR Member
Stephen R Baker, MD, Non ASSR Member

Value of MRI in diagnosis of clinically elusive Herpes zoster myelitis in HIV positive patients

Kunal I Nanavati, MD,
M Judith Don Post, MD, Non ASSR Member
Kunal I Nanavati, MD, Non ASSR Member
Natalya Nagornaya, MD, Non ASSR Member

A rare cause of posterior element osteolysis in the lumbar spine: A case report of Gorham-Stout Disease

Micheal L Gilbert, D.C.,
Celia Maguire, D.C., Non ASSR Member
Jean-Nicolas Poirier, D.C., Non ASSR Member

Angiosarcoma of the Spine in a Patient with an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Roshan B Pai, MD
Anant Krishnan, MD, Non ASSR Member
Philip Estrellas, MD, Non ASSR Member
Anindya K Roy, MD, Non ASSR Member
William J Romano, MD, Non ASSR Member
Paul G Bove, MD, Non ASSR Member

Salmonella Spondylodiscitis in a 15 Year Old Male Presenting With Back Pain – A Case Report

Christopher P Petrie, DC
Farshid Marzban, PhD, DC, Non ASSR Member
Afsar Sokhansanj, MS, DC, Non ASSR Member
Concetta Tofan, , Non ASSR Member
Kenneth Garrett, DC, Non ASSR Member

Intradural renal cell metastasis to a nerve root mimicking a benign lesion

Zahir K Javeri, MD
Evelyn Sklar, MD, Non ASSR Member

Erosive Tophaceous Gout of the Lumbar Spine

Edward C Fourgas, M.D.
Suresh C Patel, M.D., ASSR Member

Subdural effusions as an unusual complication of Lumbar discectomy

James V Thorp, M.D.
Jeffrey H Wong, M.D., Non ASSR Member

Echinococcus Multilocularis Infection of the Lumbosacral Spine without Hepatic Involvement

Waseem A Bhatti, MS, MD
Maureen T Barry, MD, ASSR Member
Sebastian Sadowski, MD, Non ASSR Member

T1 Hyperintense Disc in Alkaptonuria

Richard Silbergleit, M.D.
Anant Krishnan, M.D., ASSR Member
Nadir Khan, D.O., Non ASSR Member
Alan Sag, M.D., Non ASSR Member

Unusual Case of Anaplastic Intradural Extramedullary Ependymoma

Sebastian Sadowski, MD
Maureen T Barry, MD, ASSR Member
Waseem A Bhatti, MS, MD, Non ASSR Member

Lumbosacral Radiculoplexopathy due to Perineural Tumor Spread of Prostate Cancer: Findings on C-11 Choline PET-CT

Felix E Diehn, MD
Patrick J Peller, MD, Non ASSR Member
Robert C Murphy, MD, Non ASSR Member
Robert J Spinner, MD, Non ASSR Member
Jonathan M Morris, MD, ASSR Member

Epstein-Barr Virus-associated Smooth Muscle Tumor Presenting as a Spinal Mass

Douglas W Brandt, MD
Jonathan M Morris, MD, ASSR Member

Intradural Extramedullary Capillary Hemangioma of the Thoracic Spine

Dhiren Y Patel, MD
Arif Farzana, MD, Non ASSR Member
Alan Heideman, MD, Non ASSR Member

Leaking of bone cement into the arterial system at vertebroplasty

Michael Mu Huo Teng, M.D.
Rheun-Chuan Lee, M.D., Non ASSR Member

Idiopathic Tumoral Calcinosis of the Spine

Edward C Fourgas, M.D.
Suresh C Patel, M.D., Non ASSR Member