Thursday, March 25, 2010
8:00 AM-9:00 AM |
T1 |
SOLD OUT Fetal Neurosonology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Beth Kline-Fath, MD
This session will review the sonographic evaluation of fetal cranial anomalies and its impact on counseling, delivery planning, and long-term outcome. |
T2 |
SOLD OUT Ultrasound of the Groin: Sports Injuries and Hernias
Marnix van Holsbeeck, MD
Following this session, participants will be able to discriminate causes of groin pain using ultrasound. |
T3 |
SOLD OUT Basic Fetal Cardiac Evaluation
Mark Sklansky, MD
The objective of this session is to review the steps involved in performance of a basic fetal cardiac evaluation: what information is required, how to obtain it, and how to assess normal fetal cardiac anatomy. |
| T4 |
Scrotal Ultrasound
Paul Sidhu, BSc, MRCP, FRCR
In this session, participants will learn the value of ultrasound for examining the scrotum, identify common abnormalities and emergencies, and recognize unusual normal variants. Characterization of testicular masses, the significance of microlithiasis, and the role of Doppler ultrasound in diagnosis of testicular torsion will be discussed. |
T5 |
SOLD OUT Three- and 4-Dimensional Volume Reconstruction
Deborah D'Agostini, RDMS, and Michael Kammermeier, RT, RDMS, RVT, RDCS
This session will include preloaded obstetric volumes and will demonstrate how to create 3-dimensional volumes and manipulate the slices. |
Friday, March 26, 2010
7:00 AM-8:00 AM |
| F1 |
Neonatal Neurosonology
Eva Bartels, MD
This session will discuss updates in neonatal neurosonology. |
F2 |
SOLD OUT Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer
Arthur Fleischer, MD
The objective of this session is to discuss and illustrate the role of sonography for the early detection of ovarian cancer with transvaginal sonography (TVS), 3-dimensional (3D) TVS, 3D color Doppler sonography, and, potentially, contrast-enhanced TVS. |
| F3 |
Transvaginal/Transrectal Intervention: How to Do It
Dean Nakamoto, MD
This session will show how to use transvaginal and transrectal ultrasound for interventional purposes. |
F4 |
SOLD OUT Ultrasound Evaluation of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Monzer Abu-Yousef, MB, BCh, ABR
This course is designed to show scanning technique and ultrasound diagnosis of appendicitis, intussusception, bowel obstruction, and inflammatory bowel disease. |
| F5 |
Ultrasound Assessment of Pancreatic Transplants
Edward Bluth, MD, and Laurie Troxclair, BS, RDMS, RVT
This session will include ultrasound assessment for pancreatic transplant complications and a discussion about the surgical insertion of pancreatic transplants and the role that ultrasound plays in the follow-up of these patients. |
Saturday, March 27, 2010
7:00 AM-8:00 AM |
| S1 |
Pediatric Hip
Henrietta Kotlus Rosenberg, MD
This session will discuss the diagnostic features of developmental hip dysplasia and monitoring of therapy as well as joint effusion and ultrasound-guided hip aspiration. |
| S2 |
Interventional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: Tendon, Ligament Injections, and Joint Injections
Ralf Thiele, MD
This session will discuss interventional musculoskeletal ultrasound, including the tendon, ligament injections, and joint injections. |
S3 |
SOLD OUT Twins, Triplets (and More): Double, Triple (and More) Jeopardy
David Schrimmer, MD, and Gina James, RDMS
The objective of this session is to discuss how to determine amnionicity and chorionicity in multiple gestations, the sonographic features important to evaluate in twin transfusion syndrome (TTS), and treatment options for TTS and other complications of multiple gestations such as acardiac twins and conjoined twins. |
| S4 |
Correlation With Biochemical Markers in the Abdomen
J. Louis Hinshaw, MD
This session is a review of various markers in obstetrics and the abdomen to help the sonographer and sonologist in their search for the proper pathology that the marker may indicate. |
| S5 |
Ultrasound Evaluation of Liver and Kidney Transplants
Ulrike Hamper, MD
This session covers the ultrasound criteria for diagnosing complications involving liver and kidney transplants. |