IBUS Seminar Program

• 08.00 - 10.00  Session 1
• 08.00 Welcome and overview - Ellen Mendelson, Jack Jellins
• 08.10 Current status of breast imaging - Ellen Mendelson
• 08.30 High resolution ultrasonic imaging principles - Jack Jellins
• 09.00 Ultrasonic anatomy and scanning techniques - Giorgio Rizzatto
• 09.30 Ultrasound features of the pathological breast - Robin Wilson

10.00 coffee break

• 10.20 - 12.40 Session 2
• 10.20 Criteria and accuracy in ultrasound - Ellen Mendelson
• 10.50 Diagnosis and staging of carcinoma - Robin Wilson
• 11.20 Optimizing equipment parameters for better image quality - James Zagzebski
• 11.50 Standardization, standards and accreditation - Jack Jellins
• 12.20 Panel Discussion: Training for breast sonography .... who and how? - Faculty

12.40 lunch

• 1.30 - 3.00 Session 3
• 1.30 Vascularity assessment - Giorgio Rizzatto
• 2.00 Ultrasound guided breast biopsy procedures - Robin Wilson
• 2.30 CAD in Ultrasound of the Breast - Maryellen Giger

3.00 coffee break

• 3.20 - 6.30 Session 4
• 3.20 Demonstration session: scanning of patients/volunteers - Faculty
• 4.00 Breast ultrasound lexicon - Chris Merritt
• 4.30 Use of phantoms for ultrasonic equipment evaluation and quality control - James Zagzebski
• 5.00 Ultrasonic techniques: new frontiers - Giorgio Rizzatto
• 5.30 Extending ultrasound to breast cancer screening -Ellen Mendelson
• 6.00 Film panel: US challenges in diagnosis and patient management - Faculty
• Faculty questions and answers

6.30 finish