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 <a href="https://connect.myesr.org/ecr-2026/acknowledgements/">here</a>.

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
Simon Morley, London / 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.
Hands-on demonstration
60 min
Demonstrators
Pankaj Sharma, Rishikesh / India
Vincent Lenoir, Nyon / Switzerland
Susan Jawad, London / United Kingdom
Ana Germano, Barcarena / Portugal
Ajit Yadav, Delhi / India
Sophie Neveu, Geneva / Switzerland
Simon Morley, London / United Kingdom
Frank A. Pameijer, Utrecht / Netherlands
Elizabeth Loney, Bradford / United Kingdom
Mustafa Seçil, Izmir / Turkey
Workshop assistant
Timothy Beale, London / United Kingdom