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Beyond the image: The hidden risks of everyday ultrasound
19 January 2027, 18:00 CET
Moderator ~ Dr. Mar Pérez-Peña
Head of Radiology Department at Alvarez-Buylla Hospital . Mieres. Asturias. Spain
Programme
- Benefits and safety of CEUS in pregnancy: Massimo Michi
- Rethinking infection prevention in MSK ultrasound-guided interventions: Javier Ferreira
- AI Safety in Ultrasound: Dr.Gowthaman Gunabushanam
MODERATOR
Dr. Mar Pérez-Peña
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Head of Radiology Department at Alvarez-Buylla Hospital . Mieres. Asturias. Spain
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Member of the Publications Committee of WFSUMB
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Past member of the Publications Committee of EFSUMB
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Member of the board of directors of Spanish Society of Ultrasound SEUS
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Member of SERAM (Spanish Society of Radiology)
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Multiple scientific presentations at conferences and meetings and hands-on workshops on US
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Organizer of several radiology courses mainly in the field of US and Management and Quality
SPEAKER
Prof.dr. Massimo Michi PhD
“Benefits and safety of CEUS in pregnancy”
Learning objectives:
- Mechanism and bioeffects of ultrasound contrast agents
- Benefits and safety of CEUS for non-obstetric applications in pregnancy
- Benefits and risks of CEUS for assessment of placental perfusion
Short Biography
Prof. Massimo Mischi is full professor of Biomedical Signal Analysis and heads the Signal Processing Systems (SPS) group at the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Eindhoven University of Technology. Within SPS he leads the Biomedical Diagnostics (BM/d) Lab, with more than 150 researchers and several clinical and industrial advisors, working on biomedical signal analysis for application ranging from electrophysiology to diagnostic imaging. A leading expert in ultrasound perfusion measurements, he holds ERC StG, VIDI, ERC PoC, and EIC Transition grants. He has co-authored over 260 journal papers, 20 patents, one book, and 15 book chapters, and has given more than 90 invited talks at international conferences such as IEEE IUS, AIUM, EUROSON, and EAU. He chairs the WFUMB Safety Committee and has served on the EAU Imaging Section Board, as Chair of the IEEE EMBS Benelux Chapter, and as General Chair of IEEE MeMeA 2024. He is Associate Editor of five journals and sits on several IEEE technical program committees.
SPEAKER
Dr. Javier Ferreira MD PhD
“Rethinking infection prevention in MSK ultrasound-guided interventions”
Learning objectives:
- Sources of infection risk in MSK ultrasound-guided procedures
- A proportionate, risk-based approach from injections to surgery
- Practical sterile technique in ultrasound-guided surgery
Short biography
Javier Ferreira, MD, PhD, is an orthopaedic hand surgeon internationally recognised for his work in ultrasound-guided surgery of the upper limb and minimally invasive hand surgery. He is Chief of the Hand and Wrist Surgery Unit at University Hospital San Rafael, Madrid, President of the Spanish Society of Ultrasound (SEECO, 2026–2029) and a member of the WFUMB Safety Committee. He is Associate Professor at the International Chair of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (UCAM) and International Faculty of the IRCAD Ultrasound-Guided Upper Limb Surgery Programme. He has published in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, HAND and Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation, including ultrasound-guided techniques for carpal tunnel hydrodissection, De Quervain's disease, trigger thumb and nerve release at the elbow. He is co-editor of the textbook “Ultrasound-Guided Limb Surgery” (Springer Nature, 2025), contributor to the ECO.MSK hand, wrist and elbow ultrasound manuals (Marbán, 2021) and peer reviewer for Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation. He has delivered more than 200 national and international lectures.
SPEAKER
Dr. Gowthaman Gunabushanam
“AI Safety in Ultrasound”
Learning objectives:
- Briefly review current and upcoming AI applications in ultrasound
- Understand potential pitfalls of AI in clinical ultrasound
- Learn strategies to mitigate risks when using AI
Short Biography
Dr. Gowthaman Gunabushanam is a dual fellowship trained radiologist in Vascular and Interventional Radiology and Cross-sectional Imaging. He is an Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, and Medical Director of the Non-Invasive Vascular Imaging Laboratory in Yale Radiology. He is also the Associate Medical Director for Quality and Safety in Yale Radiology. He is a Fellow of the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound and American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.
