IBUS Seminar Program

• 08.00 - 10.30 Plenary Session 1
• 08.00 Breast cancer epidemiology and screening
• 08.30 Anatomy, physiology, pathology (from the imaging point of view)
• 09.00 Current status of breast imaging
• 09.45 Using the ultrasound Lexicon

10.30 break

• 11.00 - 12.30 Plenary Session 2
• 11.00 High resolution ultrasonic imaging principles
• 11.30 Ultrasonic anatomy and scanning techniques
• 12.00 State-of-the-art scanning systems

12.30 lunch

• 1.30 - 3.30 Plenary Session 3
• 1.30 Ultrasonic features of the pathological breast
• 2.30 Demonstration/workshops

3.30 break

• 4.00 - 5.30 Plenary Session 4
• 4.00 Role of ultrasound in disease staging (cf other modalities)
• 4.45 Panel: Contributions of imaging to patient management

5.30 finish

day two

• 08.30 - 10.15 Plenary Session 5
• 08.30 Ultrasound guided breast procedures (fn, core, vacuum assisted)
• 09.30 Panel: Contributions of interventional techniques to patient management

10.15 break

• 10.45 - 12.30 Plenary Session 6
• 10.45 Tumor angiogenesis and blood flow
• 11.15 Vascularity assessment of breast disease
• 11.45 Panel: Is flow assessment of value in diagnosis

12.30 lunch

• 1.30 - 4.30 Plenary Session 7
• 1.30 Standardization, guidelines, accreditation and certification
• 2.15 Quality control and assurance
• 3.00 Demonstration/workshops
• 4.00 Extending ultrasound to breast cancer screening

4.30 finish