| Day 1 • Saturday, July 1st, 2023 | |
| Diagnostic Use of Ultrasound | |
| 08.00 – 09.00 | Registration |
| 09.00 – 09.10 | Welcome and introduction to the Workshop Martin U. Schuhmann, Llewellyn Padayachy |
| 09.10 – 09.30 | Basics of Ultrasound for the Neurosurgeon Tormod Selbekk |
| 09.30 – 09.50 | Basic Neurosurgical Equipment and techniques Llewellyn Padayachy |
| 09.50 – 10.00 | Discussion |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Hands on: Basic Adjustments/functional principles of ultrasound machines Industry/Faculty |
| 10.30 – 10.50 | Sonographic Anatomy for Neurosurgeons Martin U. Schuhmann |
| 10.50 – 11.20 | Refreshment break |
| 11.20 – 11.40 | Assessing /Estimating ICP: ONSD and others Llewellyn Padayachy |
| 11.40 – 12.20 | Hands-on ONSD |
| 12.20 – 12.40 | Measuring /assessing Ventricular Size after fontanelle closure: Sonography of Third ventricular diameter (TVD) and lateral ventricles Susanne Kerscher |
| 12.40 – 13.20 | Hands-on TVD |
| 13.20 – 14.20 | Lunch break |
| 14.20 – 14.35 | Trans-fontanel assessment of the ventricular system Ilias Tsifflikas |
| 14.35 – 14.50 | Diagnosis of Craniosynostosis : Suture ultrasound Katharina Maurus |
| 14.50 – 15.20 | Hands-on Craniosynostosis |
| 15.30 – 15.45 |
US-diagnosis of peripheral nerve lesions Alexander Grimm, Natalie Winter |
| 15.45 – 16.15 | Hands-on Peripheral Nerve Ultrasound |
| 16.15 – 16.45 | Refreshment break |
| 16.45 – 17.00 |
ShouldUS techniques replace fundoscopy to diagnose raised ICP ? Susanne Kerscher |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | Outlook to Intra-operative use: 3D Navigation, Acoustic Coupling, Recent advances Tormod Selbekk |
| Day 2 • Sunday, July 2nd, 2023 | |
| Intra-operative Use of Ultrasound | |
| 09.00 – 09.15 | Ventricular Catheter guidance Martin U. Schuhmann |
| 09.15 – 09.30 | Endoscope guidance and inraoperative control Llewellyn Padayachy |
| 09.30 – 10.30 | Hands-on ultrasound guidance of catheters/endoscopes |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Refreshment break |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Resection control and biopsy of tumors Llewellyn Padayachy, Martin U. Schuhmann |
| 11.30 – 12.30 | Hands-on: Tumor resection/biopsy under ultrasound control with "Mara" head |
| 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch break |
| 13.30 – 13.45 |
Marrying Ultrasound with Neuronavigation: Integrated navigated ultrasound Martin U, Schuhmann |
| 13.45 – 14.15 | Hands-on: tumor resection with ultrasound guided navigation |
| 14.15 – 14.35 | Advanced applications: Vascular lesions, Chiari, CEUS, Elastography Llewellyn Padayachy, Martin U. Schuhmann |
| 14.35 – 14.50 | Dynamic assessments: Cerebral Blood Flow and ventricular wall movement Susanne Kerscher |
| 14.50 – 15.15 |
Hands-on: Carotid and Vertebral Flow determination/ Specle |
| 15.15 – 15.30 |
Outlook: Therapeutic use – High intensity focused ultrasound
Llewellyn Padayachy |
| 15.30 – 16.00 | Workshop evaluation and Farewell |
During the Hands on sessions , a variety of different similar products will be used beyond the ones provided at the event.
