International Course in
Contrast Enhanced
Ultrasound
Part II: Update: Liver & extra-hepatic use of US
contrast agents, new developments
Course Director: HP Weskott
Pre-Course: 24th October 2013
25th - 27th October 2013
Hannover – Germany
Central Ultrasound Department
Klinikum Region Hannover, Siloah Hospital
Dear colleagues,
After a sucessful first CEUS course (part one) in November 2012, I would like to
invite you to attent the follow up course to be held in Hannover from October 24th
to 27th 2013.
Never before has a new technique changed the field of ultrasound in such a
revolutional way like the use of ultrasound contrast media. The International CEUS
Course part II is aiming at two goals: deepening the understanding of CEUS in liver
and renal diseases and secondly demonstrating the wide range of extra-hepatic
indications for using US contrast agents. These new indications have been subject
to the EFSUMB Guidelines which just recently have been published. Again well
known international radiologists and internists in this field will give lectures and
train small groups of attendees in hands-on-sessions. During this course there will
be again time for individual training on the US machines and to work on clinical
cases – from easy to difficult ones to interpret. At the end of each day there will be
a dedicated session for discussing cases you brought with you or mailed us with the
experts. Additionally representatives from the industry will inform on the precause day you about latest and future technical developments, followed by hands
on sessions on the latest US devices.
We hope you will benefit from attending this course -a European School projectwhich again is supported by the EFSUMB.
I wish you a successful educational course and a joyful stay in Hannover
Dr. Hans-Peter Weskott
Course Director
Pre – Course: Thursday, October, 24th
Afternoon Session: Chair: HP Weskott
14:00 – 18:00: Contrast Agents, US Equipment
14:00 – 16:20 CEUS: Latest technical developments
Registration: 12:00 – 17:00
14:00 – 14:20
14:20 – 14:35
14:35 – 14:50
14:50 – 15:05
15:05 – 15:20
15:20 – 15:35
15:35 – 15:50
15:50 – 16:05
16:05 – 16:20
16:20 - 16:45
16:45 - 18:00
Christian Greis, Bracco
Matthew Bruce, SuperSonics Imaging
Wesam Ibrahim, Toshiba
Peter Hildebrandt, Siemens
Ludwig Isken, Philips
Horst-Peter Johae, GE Healthcare
Bibby Ellison, Hitachi
Steffgen, Zonare
NN, Samsung
Coffee Break
Hands on: Documentation, fusion imaging,
CEUS and small parts, TIC, VueBox, etc
Friday, October 25th
BASICS, LIVER, GALLBLADDER & KIDNEY
Morning Session. Chair: OH Gilja, Xu
Afternoon Session. Chair: S Wilson, E Leen
0800 – 0900: Registration
0900-0905: Welcome address
Weskott
0905-0915: CEUS in Europe – Educational situation
Gilja
0915-0920: Internet based education, a Swiss offer
Weiss
0920-0945: Guidelines for extrahepatic indications
Gilja
0945-0955: The NICE Guidelines
Greis
Weiss
1020-1025: Discussion
1025-1045: FNH – Adenoma- Latest classification
1410-1430: Chemotherapy und liver tissue (SOS) : A pathologist`s view
Wilkens
1430-1450: Toxic effect of chemotherapy to the liver
Leen
1450-1455: Discussion
1455-1505: CEUS in monitoring Chemotherapy: Technique and documentation Lassau
0955-1000: Discussion
1000-1020: Parasites of the liver
1320-1405: WORKSHOPS
1505-1525: CEUS in monitoring chemotherapy: Clinical relevance
Lassau
1525-1545: CEUS in monitoring thermal ablation
Leen
Stock
1545-1550: Discussion
1045-1050: Discussion
1550-1610: Coffee break
1050-1110: Coffee break
1610-1630: Discrepancies: CEUS and CT/MRI in liver imaging
1110-1130: HCC – Latest developments
Hui-Xiong Xu
1130-1145: Transplant liver incl. documentation
Clevert
1630-1635: Discussion
1145-1205. European guidelines for monitoring interventions
Leen
1635-1655: Fusion imaging – any benefit?
1205-1210: Discussion
1655-1735: WORKSHOPS
1210-13120 Lunch
1930: Social Dinner
Wilson
Höpfner
Saturday, October 26th
Monitoring therapy
Morning Session. Chair: M Hocke, C Pachmann
Afternoon Session. Chair: M D`Onofrio, S Wilson
1335-1410: WORKSHOPS
0900-0905: Gallbladder: Documentation (5min)
Weskott
1410-1415: Splenic lesions: Documentation (5min)
D`Onofrio
0905-0925: Gallbladder diseases
Weskott
1415-1435: Splenic lesions: Role of CEUS
D`Onofrio
0925-0945: Bile duct system
Pachmann
1435-1455: Discrepancies CT, MRI, CEUS in renal tumors
Weskott
1455-1510: Renal vascular disorders incl. documentation
Stock
Clevert
0945-0950: Discussion
0950-0955: Pancreas: Documentation (5min)
Pachmann
1510-1530: CEUS and renal interventions
0955-1015: CEUS in pancreatitis and autoimmune pancreatitis
Pachmann
1530-1535: Discussion
1015-1020: Discussion
1020-1040: Pancreatic tumors and CEUS -still need biopsies, MRI?
D`Onofrio
1040-1045: Discussion
1535-1540: Prostate exam technique and Documentation
Fischer
1540-1600: Prostate cancer – clinical benefit of CEUS
Fischer
1600-1620: CEUS in testicle diseases
Fischer
1045-1050: IBD: Documentation (5min)
Wilson
1620-1625: Discussion
1050-1110: IBD: Benefit of CEUS
Wilson
1625-1650: Coffee break
1110-1130: Ischemic and tumorous GI tract diseases
Gilja
1650-1710: Intracavitary use of CA
1130-1150: CEUS and endosonography: Any additional benefit?
Hocke
1710-1730: CEUS in monitoring aortic interventions (EVAR)
1150-1200: Discussion
1730-1735: Discussion
1200-1330:Lunch
1740-1830: WORKSHOPS
Höpfner/Weskott
Clevert
Sunday, October 27th
More Extra-hepatic Indications
Morning Session. Chair: D Franke, HP Weskott
0915-0920: Vessel wall: Exmination techniques, documentation
Weskott
0920-0940: Neovascularisation of the vessel wall
Weskott
0940-0945: Discussion
0945-1005: Pulmonary diseases, incl exam technique, documentation
Mathis
1005-1010: Discussion
1010-1030: Extrahepatic indication in children
Franke
1030-1050: Coffee break
1050-1055: MSK, exam technique and documentation
DeZordo
1055-1115: CEUS in MSK diseases
DeZordo
1115-1120: Discussion
1120-1125: Lymph nodes, exam technique and documentation
Weskott
1125-1145: CEUS in lymph node disease
Weskott
1145:1150: Discussion
1150-1200: Adjorn
Faculty Board
Dr. Natalie Lassau
Service d'echographie, Departement d'imagerie, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif Cedex, France
Prof. Stephanie Wilson
Deptm. of Radiology, Calgary, Canada
Prof. Eddy Leen
Imperial College London, England
Prof. Mirko D`Onofrio
Dr. Carsten Pachmann
Deptm Gastroenterology Israelitisches Krankenhaus, Hamburg, Germany
Dr. Franke
Children ´s Department, Medical School Hannover, Germany
Prof. Gebhard Mathis
Department of Internal Medicine, Rankweil, Austria
Prof. Thomas Fischer
Institute of Radiology, GB Rossi Hospital, University of Verona. Verona, Italy
Charite University Hospital, Campus Charite Mitte, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin,
Department of Radiology, Berlin, Germany
Prof. Odd Helge Gilja
Dr. Daniel Weiss
Deptm. Gastroenterology Bergen, Norway
Leit.Arzt Medzinische Klinik, Infektiologie und Med.Ultraschall ,Switzerland
Dr. Konrad Stock
Dr. Tobias DeZordo
Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU München, Nephrologischer Ultraschall, Abt. für Nephrologie, II. Med. Klinik
Universitätsklinik für Radiologie, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck
Dr. Hans-Peter Weskott
Dr. Horst Kinkel
Central Ultrasound Deptm. Klinikum Region Hannover, Klinikum Siloah, Hannover, Germany
Krankenhaus Düren, Klinik für Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie, Roonstraße 30, 52351Düren, Germany
Speakers and Instructors
Dr. Heiko Andreesen
Central Ultrasound Deptm. Klinikum Region Hannover, Klinikum Siloah, Hannover, Germany
Dr. Carsten Böhm
Central Ultrasound Deptm. Klinikum Region Hannover, Klinikum Siloah, Hannover.Germany
Dr. Dirk Clevert
Institut für Klinische Radiologie, Ludwig Maximilian Universität Klinikum der Universität München, Germany
Prof. Dr. Hocke
Department of Gastroenterology, Meinigen, Germany
Dr. Michael Höpfner
Deptm.of Gastroenterology, Rote Kreuz Krankenhaus Kassel, Germany
Prof. Dr. Hui-Xiong Xu
Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University Shanghai, China
Dr. Christian Greis
Bracco company, Konstanz, Germany