Hands-on Workshop: Advanced Applications of Ultrasound - Organised by the ESR Ultrasound Quality and Standards Subcommittee

HW 5Ub - Advanced liver ultrasound: shear wave elastography and fat quantification, techniques and interpretation

February 26, 15:00 - 16:30 CET

We would like to thank our workshop sponsors. For more information click here.

Please note that we will be using equipment from specific vendors during the workshop sessions; however, a variety of alternative options from other vendors are also available.

This session is exclusively offered to onsite attendees, and will not be broadcast live, nor will they be available on-demand.

In this session participants will be able:
1. To learn how to perform SWE of the liver.
2. To learn the US techniques to assess the liver for steatosis (ATI/UDFF/HRI).
3. To understand the physics behind these technologies.
4. To understand the clinical relevance of the parameters and indices generated.
10 min
Chairperson's introduction
Giovanna Ferraioli, Pavia / Italy
8 min
Workshop assistant
James Burn, London / United Kingdom
72 min
Demonstrators
Giovanna Ferraioli, Pavia / Italy
Annamaria Deganello, London / United Kingdom
Vito Cantisani, Roma / Italy
Richard G. Barr, Canfield / United States
Paul S. Sidhu, London / United Kingdom
Christopher J. Harvey, London / United Kingdom
Thomas Fischer, Berlin / Germany
Dirk-André Clevert, Munich / Germany
Paul Spiesecke, Berlin / Germany

Participants are required to sign up in advance. More information on the sign-up system will be available soon.

This session will not be streamed, nor will it be available on-demand!