Special Focus Session
SF 21a - Advanced ultrasound techniques in children
Lectures
1
Chairperson's introduction
03:00Damjana Ključevšek, Ljubljana / SI
2
Liver and spleen elastography
20:00Stéphanie Franchi-Abella, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre / FR
3
Contrast-enhanced voiding urosonography (ceVUS) in children - vesicoureteral reflux evaluation and urethral imaging
20:00Magdalena Maria Wozniak, Lublin / PL
4
New perfusion US techniques
20:00Paul David Humphries, London / UK
5
Abdominal applications of intravascular contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)
20:00Carmelo Sofia, Messina / IT
6
Panel discussion: What is the future for paediatric US?
07:00Panel discussion: What is the future for paediatric US?
3 min
Chairperson's introduction
Damjana Ključevšek, Ljubljana / Slovenia
20 min
Liver and spleen elastography
Stéphanie Franchi-Abella, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre / France
- To learn about the technical specificities of liver and spleen elastography in children.
- To appreciate their diagnostic performance for liver fibrosis and portal hypertension.
- To understand their pitfalls and limitations and discuss other possible applications.
20 min
Contrast-enhanced voiding urosonography (ceVUS) in children - vesicoureteral reflux evaluation and urethral imaging
Magdalena Maria Wozniak, Lublin / Poland
- To understand the present role of ceVUS in the evaluation of vesicoureteral reflux and urethral imaging.
- To become familiar with the indications and limitations of the technique.
- To review the examination technique, image interpretation and diagnostic accuracy of ceVUS.
20 min
New perfusion US techniques
Paul David Humphries, London / United Kingdom
- To learn about perfusion ultrasound techniques.
- To appreciate the challenges in paediatrics.
- To understand what is possible in practice at present.
20 min
Abdominal applications of intravascular contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)
Carmelo Sofia, Messina / Italy
- To understand the safety profile and pharmacokinetics of intravascular microbubble contrast agents.
- To learn appropriate indications and scanning techniques for CEUS in paediatric abdominal imaging.
- To appreciate and correctly interpret enhancement patterns in different abdominal organs and pathological conditions in children, correlating them with other imaging modalities for comprehensive diagnosis.
7 min
Panel discussion: What is the future for paediatric US?