How We Do It: Fundamentals of Radiological Practice

How 19 - How we perform and interpret contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) of abdominal organs in daily practice

March 7, 12:30 - 13:30 CET

2 min
Chairperson's introduction
5 min
Fundamentals of CEUS in abdominal organs
  1. To understand the principles of microbubble contrast agents and the different phases of contrast enhancement.
  2. To learn how to adequately administer contrast agents, how to adjust machine settings and how to evaluate CEUS image quality.
  3. To become familiar with the most common CEUS artefacts and how to distinguish them from tissue enhancement.
15 min
CEUS in liver lesions
  1. To understand the indications for CEUS in liver lesions.
  2. To become familiar with the characteristic CEUS aspect of focal nodular hyperplasia, haemangiomas, hepatocellular carcinoma and metastases using a case-based approach.
  3. To learn how CEUS can be used to guide liver intervention and assess treatment response.
15 min
CEUS in renal lesions
  1. To understand the indications for CEUS in renal pathology.
  2. To become familiar with the characteristic CEUS aspect of the CEUS Bosniak classification.
  3. To learn how CEUS can be used in the assessment of vascular disorders and infections.
15 min
Applications of CEUS in pregnancy
  1. To understand the indications for CEUS in pregnancy.
  2. To become familiar with the characteristics of ultrasound contrast media, safety, and adverse events.
  3. To learn how CEUS can be used in the assessment of interventions in pregnancy.
8 min
Open forum discussion