5-16 June 2018 WFUMB Summer school: Hands-on training for radiology and gastroenterology residents
Abdominal ultrasound, from basic to advanced.
Friday, 15 June, 15.00 – 17.00
Learning area
Basic theoretical course. Introduction in abdominal ultrasound examinations
- Course opening. Introduction and aims of the course. Ioan Sporea.
- Physics and technique – technical details at glance and setting up the machine – Sergiu Puiu
- Examination technique and Sonoanatomy of the Abdominal Cavity. Where to check for free fluid and gas? – Alina Popescu
- Examination of the liver. Liver segments, biliary tree, portal system and vessels
Hands-on Training: assessment of the liver and biliary system – Ioan Sporea
- Examination of the gall bladder, common bile duct – Mirela Danila
Hands-on Training: assessment of the gall bladder and bile duct
- Examination of the pancreas – Roxana Sirli
Hands-on Training: assessment of the pancreas and retroperitoneum
- Examination of the spleen and (abdominal) lymph nodes – Roxana Sirli
Hands-on Training: assessment of the spleen and (abdominal) lymph nodes
- First look at stomach and bowel – typical positions. – Ioan Sporea
- Examination of abdominal vessels – landmarks – Alina Popescu
Hands-on Training: assessment of abdominal vessels
- Basic pelvis and gynecology – Sergiu Puiu
Hands-on Training: assessment of pelvic organs
Saturday, 16 June, 09.00 – 13.00
Learning/Hands-on area
Pathology and special topics in abdominal ultrasound examinations
- Gall bladder pathology: Stones and tumours – Alina Popescu.
- Bile duct pathology: Causes of obstruction – Mirela Danila.
- Liver pathology. Diffuse changes – Ioan Sporea
- Liver pathology. Focal liver lesions – Mirela Danila.
- Pancreas pathology – focal lesions – Roxana Sirli
- Pancreas pathology – inflammatory changes – Alina Popescu.
- Pathology of gastrointestinal tract – Ioan Sporea.
- Tehnici interventionale in US – Ioan Sporea
Lecturers:
- Course director: prof. Ioan Sporea, Timisoara, Romania
- Faculty members: Alina Popescu, Timisoara,
- Romania Mirela Danila, Timisoara, Romania
- Roxana Sirli, Timisoara, Romania
- Sergiu Puiu, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Attendance
30 participants, including 10 Timisoara gastroenterology residents, have attended the course
