| Day 1
|
| 09:00-09:15 |
Day 1: Introduction, schedule, learning objectives |
| 09:15-10:00 |
Basic principles of ultrasound: physics and techniques |
| 10:00-10:15 |
Traditional and digital documentation & storage of diagnostic findings |
| 10:15-10:45 |
Echomorphology and artefacts |
| 10:45-11:00 |
Break |
| 11:00-12:30 |
Examination techniques, ultrasound anatomy and ultrasound pathology of
- liver
- gall bladder and biliary tract
- pancreas
- spleen
- kidney and urinary tract
- abdominal and retropertoneal vessels
|
| 12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00-14:30 |
Examination techniques, ultrasound anatomy and ultrasound pathology of abdominal and retroperitoneal vessels |
| 14.30-15:15 |
Live-Demonstrations:
- how to use an ultrasound device
- standard longitudinal and transversal sections
- standard examination of the abdomen
- examination of difficult patients
|
| 15:15-15:30 |
Break |
| 15:30-17:30 |
Tutorial |
| 17:30-17:45 |
Break |
| 17:45-18:00 |
Special lecture: crossectional topography of the abdominal organs |
| 18:00-18:15 |
Day 1: Summary and discussion |
| Day 2
|
| 09:00-09:15 |
Day 2: Introduction, schedule, learning objectives |
| 09:15-10:00 |
General aortic pathologies: comparison of MRA and CTA |
| 10:00-10:30 |
General pathologies of the v. cava: comparison of MRA and CTA |
| 10:30-10:45 |
Break |
| 10:45-11:30 |
Complications of vascular interventions |
| 11:30-12:30 |
Tutorial |
| 12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00-15:15 |
Tutorial |
| 15:15-15:30 |
Break |
| 15:15-15:45 |
Diagnostic findings after kidney transplantation |
| 15:45-16:15 |
Diagnostic findings after liver transplantation |
| 16:15-17:00 |
Role of ultrasound guidance in postoperative findings und interventional measures (punctions, port implantations, drainages) |
| 17:00-17:15 |
Break |
| 17:15-18:00 |
Special lecture:
- Use and significance of ultrasound in the setting of acute abdomen
- Significance of 3D-Ultrasound: illustration in liver and vessels
|
| 18:00-18:15 |
Day 2: Summary and discussion |
| Day 3
|
| 09:00-09:15 |
Day 3: Introduction, schedule, learning objectives |
| 09:15-09:30 |
Contrast agents: qualitative diagnostic improvement of ultrasound |
| 09:30-09:45 |
Contrast agents: mode of function |
| 09:45-11:15 |
Clarification of unclear foci in kidney, pancreas and spleen. Diagnosis and pitfalls |
| 11:15-11:30 |
Break |
| 11:30-12:30 |
Depiction of pathologic aortic flow: comparison of MRA and CTA. Diagnosis and pitfalls |
| 12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00-15:00 |
Clarification of unclear foci in the liver. Diagnosis and pitfalls |
| 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial (videotape cases) |
| 16:00-16:15 |
Break |
| 16:15-17:15 |
Tutorial (videotape cases) |
| 17:15-18:00 |
Special lecture:
- potential therapeutic strategies of liver tumor management
- comparison of ultrasound, CT and MRI in liver disease
|
| 18:00-18:15 |
Day 3: Summary and discussion, evaluation day 3 |
