How We Do It: Fundamentals of Radiological Practice

How 19 - How we perform and interpret contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) of abdominal organs in daily practice

Lectures

1
Chairperson's introduction

Chairperson's introduction

02:00Vasileios Rafailidis, Thessaloniki / GR

2
Fundamentals of CEUS in abdominal organs

Fundamentals of CEUS in abdominal organs

05:00Dirk-André Clevert, Munich / DE

3
CEUS in liver lesions

CEUS in liver lesions

15:00Adrian K. P. Lim, London / UK

4
CEUS in renal lesions

CEUS in renal lesions

15:00Carlos Nicolau, Barcelona / ES

5
Applications of CEUS in pregnancy

Applications of CEUS in pregnancy

15:00Rijo Mathew Choorakuttil, Cochin, Kerala / IN

6
Open forum discussion

Open forum discussion

08:00Open forum discussion

2 min
Chairperson's introduction
Vasileios Rafailidis, Thessaloniki / Greece
5 min
Fundamentals of CEUS in abdominal organs
Dirk-André Clevert, Munich / Germany
  1. To understand the principles of microbubble contrast agents and the different phases of contrast enhancement.
  2. To learn how to adequately administer contrast agents, how to adjust machine settings and how to evaluate CEUS image quality.
  3. To become familiar with the most common CEUS artefacts and how to distinguish them from tissue enhancement.
15 min
CEUS in liver lesions
Adrian K. P. Lim, London / United Kingdom
  1. To understand the indications for CEUS in liver lesions.
  2. To become familiar with the characteristic CEUS aspect of focal nodular hyperplasia, haemangiomas, hepatocellular carcinoma and metastases using a case-based approach.
  3. To learn how CEUS can be used to guide liver intervention and assess treatment response.
15 min
CEUS in renal lesions
Carlos Nicolau, Barcelona / Spain
  1. To understand the indications for CEUS in renal pathology.
  2. To become familiar with the characteristic CEUS aspect of the CEUS Bosniak classification.
  3. To learn how CEUS can be used in the assessment of vascular disorders and infections.
15 min
Applications of CEUS in pregnancy
Rijo Mathew Choorakuttil, Cochin, Kerala / India
  1. To understand the indications for CEUS in pregnancy.
  2. To become familiar with the characteristics of ultrasound contrast media, safety, and adverse events.
  3. To learn how CEUS can be used in the assessment of interventions in pregnancy.
8 min
Open forum discussion

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