Interventional and Technological Innovations

ITP-03 - Intervention Mastery: Advanced Techniques and High-Risk Case Management Across Interventional Pain Procedures

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

7:30 AM - 8:20 AM PDT

Co-Presenter(s)

Oleksandra Kutsenko, MD

Interventional Radiologist
Red Rock Radiology
Las Vegas, Nevada
Tiffany Lin, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York

This session explores advanced techniques for managing high-risk interventional pain cases, including vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, and vertebral implants for traumatic, osteoporotic, and pathologic vertebral fractures. It covers comprehensive cancer pain management strategies, such as radiofrequency ablation and integration with radiation therapy, while addressing complex thoracic pain syndromes like slipping rib syndrome. Participants will also gain expertise in performing intercostal radiofrequency ablation with a focus on safety and technical precision.

Learning Objectives:

Define clinical, imaging, and technical characteristics of high-risk cases in patients with acute and chronic traumatic, osteoporotic, and pathologic vertebral fractures.
Demonstrate various techniques of vertebral augmentation including unipedicular and bipedicular vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, and vertebral implants; unique challenges in primary interventions and revision procedures.
Demonstrate advanced technical strategies and safety principles to perform intercostal RFA.
Integrate clinical findings, diagnostic blocks, and patient-specific risk factors to guide intervention selection in complex thoracic pain syndromes, including slipping rib syndrome.
Review a comprehensive approach of cancer pain management in patients with vertebral metastatic disease and painful pathologic vertebral fractures: radiofrequency ablation, multilevel disease, combination with radiation therapy.