US 16 - Ultrasound-guided interventional procedures: new techniques and applications

Learning Objectives
1. To learn about the new results and applications of ultrasound in guided interventional procedures: liver malignancy biopsy, primary liver malignancy ablation, secondary liver malignancy ablation.
2. To understand consolidated and new indications of ultrasound-guided interventional procedures: PEI, RFA, MWA, IRE.
3. To appreciate the accuracy of ultrasound-guided interventional procedures from consolidated to new applications: analysis of data from personal experiences and literature series comparison and discussion.
4. To become familiar with the new techniques of ultrasound guidance and the new diagnostic and therapeutic indications for ultrasound-guided interventional procedures: CEUS imaging, fusion imaging, elastosonographic imaging for liver malignancy biopsy and treatment, MWA, IRE, combination treatment.

Learning Objectives
1. To learn about new results and applications of ultrasound-guided interventional procedures: pancreatic malignancy FNA and biopsy, primary pancreatic malignancy ablation.
2. To understand consolidated and new indications of ultrasound-guided interventional procedures: FNA and biopsy, RFA.
3. To appreciate the accuracy of ultrasound-guided interventional procedures from consolidated to new applications: analysis of data from personal experiences and literature series comparison and discussion.
4. To become familiar with the new techniques of ultrasound guidance and with the new diagnostic and therapeutic indications for ultrasound-guided interventional procedures: CEUS imaging, fusion imaging, elastosonographic imaging for pancreatic malignancy biopsy and treatment, RFA, MWA, IRE, combination treatment.

Learning Objectives
1. To learn about new results and applications of ultrasound-guided interventional procedures: thyroid malignancy FNA, thyroid nodule ablation.
2. To understand consolidated and new indications of ultrasound-guided interventional procedures: FNA, RFA.
3. To appreciate the accuracy of ultrasound-guided interventional procedures from consolidated to new applications: analysis of data from personal experiences and literature series comparison and discussion.
4. To become familiar with the new techniques of ultrasound guidance and with the new diagnostic and therapeutic indications for ultrasound-guided interventional procedures: CEUS imaging, fusion imaging, elastosonographic imaging for thyroid malignancy FNA.

Learning Objectives
1. To learn about new results and application of ultrasound-guided vascular interventional procedures.
2. To understand consolidated and new indications to ultrasound-guided vascular interventional procedures.
3. To become familiar with the new techniques of ultrasound guidance and with the new diagnostic and therapeutic indications for ultrasound vascular interventional procedures: CEUS imaging and fusion imaging.