Refresher Course: Head and Neck
RC 2208 - Thyroid imaging: practice updates
Lectures
1
Chairperson's introduction
05:00Salman Qureshi, Sale / AE
2
Thyroid cancer: imaging strategies and staging
15:00Edith Vassallo, Msida / MT
3
Thyroid nodules: evidence-based practice
15:00Andrew Sinclair Mcqueen, Newcastle Upon Tyne / UK
4
Ultrasound-guided ablation of thyroid nodules
15:00Giovanni Mauri, Milan / IT
5
Panel discussion: How should we report the incidental thyroid nodule on imaging?
10:00Panel discussion: How should we report the incidental thyroid nodule on imaging?
5 min
Chairperson's introduction
Salman Qureshi, Sale / United Arab Emirates
15 min
Thyroid cancer: imaging strategies and staging
Edith Vassallo, Msida / Malta
- To describe the imaging modalities available to stage thyroid cancer.
- To analyse the advantages and limitations of imaging modalities in thyroid cancer staging.
- To formulate a practical approach to imaging depending on tumour stage and histology.
15 min
Thyroid nodules: evidence-based practice
Andrew Sinclair Mcqueen, Newcastle Upon Tyne / United Kingdom
- To identify sonographic features used to determine the risk of malignancy in thyroid nodules and their relative accuracies.
- To analyse the utility of current national and international risk stratification systems.
- To apply an evidence-based approach to the radiological management of incidental thyroid nodules.
15 min
Ultrasound-guided ablation of thyroid nodules
Giovanni Mauri, Milan / Italy
- To name the technologies available for percutaneous thyroid nodule ablation.
- To describe practical techniques for safe and effective thyroid nodule ablation.
- To summarise the recent evidence on the efficacy and risks of percutaneous thyroid nodule ablation.
10 min
Panel discussion: How should we report the incidental thyroid nodule on imaging?