Special Focus Session

SF 21a - Advanced ultrasound techniques in children

March 7, 16:00 - 17:30 CET

3 min
Chairperson's introduction
Damjana Ključevšek, Ljubljana / Slovenia
20 min
Liver and spleen elastography
Stéphanie Franchi-Abella, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre / France
  1. To learn about the technical specificities of liver and spleen elastography in children.
  2. To appreciate their diagnostic performance for liver fibrosis and portal hypertension.
  3. 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
  1. To understand the present role of ceVUS in the evaluation of vesicoureteral reflux and urethral imaging.
  2. To become familiar with the indications and limitations of the technique.
  3. To review the examination technique, image interpretation and diagnostic accuracy of ceVUS.
20 min
New perfusion US techniques
Paul David Humphries, London / United Kingdom
  1. To learn about perfusion ultrasound techniques.
  2. To appreciate the challenges in paediatrics.
  3. To understand what is possible in practice at present.
20 min
Abdominal applications of intravascular contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)
Carmelo Sofia, Messina / Italy
  1. To understand the safety profile and pharmacokinetics of intravascular microbubble contrast agents.
  2. To learn appropriate indications and scanning techniques for CEUS in paediatric abdominal imaging.
  3. 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?