Hands-on Workshop: Advances in Ultrasound - Organised by the ESR Ultrasound Quality and Standards Subcommittee

HW Ui 18 - Interventional ultrasound: biopsy and fine needle aspiration (FNA) techniques in the head and neck

March 7, 09:30 - 11:00 CET

We want 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 or available on demand.
30 min
Introduction: tips and tricks
Timothy Beale, London / United Kingdom
Steve Colley, Birmingham / United Kingdom
  1. To learn about the basic principles of performing an ultrasound guided biopsy and fine needle aspiration (FNA).
  2. To become familiar with the types of biopsy needles and needle size for FNA.
  3. To understand the different techniques of FNA and how to spread and prepare slides.
  4. To learn about the potential pitfalls to avoid.
60 min
Hands-on demonstration
Demonstrators
Pankaj Sharma, Rishikesh / India
Vincent Lenoir, Nyon / Switzerland
George Bitar, London / United Kingdom
Ana Germano, Barcarena / Portugal
Bina Vekaria, London / United Kingdom
Sophie Neveu, Geneva / Switzerland
David Summers, Edinburgh / United Kingdom
Frank A. Pameijer, Utrecht / Netherlands
Elizabeth Loney, Bradford / United Kingdom
Mustafa Seçil, Izmir / Turkey
Philip Touska, London / United Kingdom
Steve Colley, Birmingham / United Kingdom
Workshop assistant
Timothy Beale, London / United Kingdom