International Breast Ultrasound School

Teaching Seminar

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II International Course on Ultrasound in Diseases of the Breast

held in conjunction with the

Brazilian Ultrasound Society

 

June 5-6, 1997

Hotel Transamérica SP

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Faculty

Dr Dominique Amy

Aix-En-Provence, France

 

Professor Enzo Durante

Ferrara, Italy

 

Dr Kevin M Kelly

California, USA

 

Dra Lucy Kerr

São Paulo, Brazil

 

Dr José Aristodemo Pinotti

São Paulo, Brazil

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Seminar topics

High resolution imaging principles

Anatomy and pathology

Mammography - indications and limitations

Scanning techniques

Ultrasonic anatomy, Variations of normality

Rationale for breast ultrasound

Breast ultrasound - cost versus benefits

Diagnostic criteria in benign lesions

Ultrasonic features of malignant disease

Comparison between ultrasound and mammography

Differential diagnoses

Ultrasound for the early diagnosis of breast cancer

Palpable and non-palpable lesions

Cytopathology and histology

Interventional techniques - biopsy and localization

Future directions of breast ultrasound

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Registrants will participate in "hands-on" sessions

to experience the practical aspects of ultrasonic imaging

 

All registrants will receive a book containing manuscripts of the lecture materials

and Certificates of Attendance will be available

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