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  • Gallbladder polyps - incidental finding or potential cancer

    The term gallbladder polyp (GBP) refers to any elevated lesion on the surface of the gallbladder mucosa. The majority of GBPs are so-called pseudopolyps (cholesterol-polyps, focal adenomyomatosis, hyperplastic polyps or inflammatory polyps) with no malignant potential. True GBPs includes adenomas...

  • MR Enterography vs small bowel ultrasound for Crohnís/inflammatory bowel disease.

    MR Enterography vs small bowel ultrasound for Crohnís/inflammatory bowel disease. MR Enterography is the international gold standard, particularly initial staging. GIUS considered a highly accurate imaging modality and valuable for ongoing surveillance of disease.

  • Biliary interventions

    As guidance methods for biliary interventions are used US, X-ray, EUS and ERCP. The Bbenefit for US is: availability, repeatability, daily visit of drainage, fast, permanent view, examination before / during / after the procedure, low cost, combination with X-ray, Interventionist is the curing do...

  • The abnormal bowel: A sonographic pictorial

    Bowel ultrasound is a powerful clinical problem-solving tool. In patients with lower abdominal pain, bowel ultrasound can help determine whether the cause of pain is urological, gynaecological or intestinal in origin. The presence of bowel wall thickening, surrounding inflammatory changes (creepi...

  • AAA Screening

    The value of Aortic Anuerysm Screening with abdominal ultrasound is well established. There are however important questions that remain for screening programmes to remain cost effective, accessible, affordable and equitable. Developing strategies to make this possible will be presented and the im...

  • Let's get education on EVAR surveillance

    This presentation aims to provide an overview of abdominal aortic aneurysms, Endovascular Aortic Repair (EVAR) numbers and configurations, devices, endoleak and ultrasound assessment including cases.