Pre-conference Event 35th Annual Meeting of the ETA, Krakow
Advanced Thyroid, Parathyroid and Neck Ultrasonography Course
Saturday, 10th September 2011
Registration fee Ultrasonography Course: 200 € (limited to 50 persons)
Preliminary programme (subject to change) *download PDF
| 08:50-09:00 |
Welcome | MF Erdoğan, P.Vitti |
| 09:00-10:00 |
Pitfalls in the thyroid nodule evaluation | P. Vitti |
| Using gray scale for the prediction of malignancy Using Doppler for the prediction of malignancy Using elastography for the prediction of malignancy Choosing the correct nodule to biopsy Q&A (10 min) |
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| 10:10-10:40 |
Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration and PEI | T. Rago |
| Pitfalls for the best aspirations and to obtain best smears Discussion of different aspiration techniques How many passes per nodule ? Discussion of the techniques to minimize the discomfort Discussion of the different techniques of PEI PEI results for cystic and mixed nodules Q&A (10 min) |
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| 10:50-11:20 |
Coffee Break | |
| 11:20-11:50 | Thyroid Cytology | F. Basolo |
| Discuss the current classifications and basic aspects of benign and malignant cytology Using different markers for cytologic diagnosis Discuss the variability of adequate vs inadequate FNAC results among cytologists Q&A (10 min) |
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| 12:00-12:45 |
Cancer Follow up by using thyroid ultrasound | L. Leenhardt |
| Preoperative evaluation of lymph nodes (DTC&MTC) Postoperative evaluation by Ultrasound and timing Importance and timing of basal and stimulated Tg The technique of Tg and calcitonin washouts Discussion of cut-off values for washouts. Q&A (15 min) |
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| 13:00-14:00 |
Lunch |
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| 14:00-14:30 |
Ultrasound evaluation of Hyperparathyroidism | MF Erdoğan |
| Pitfalls in parathyroid USG How to extend the limitations of PT ultrasound Atypical localizations Preoperative Quick PTH for the localization Q&A (10 min) |
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| 14:40-15:30 | Video presentations by the lecturers and interactive discussion with the audience (MF Erdoğan, T. Rago, L. Leenhardt, P Vitti) |
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| 15:30 | Distribution of the certificates |
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