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Elastography in the examination of internal organs
Elastography of internal organs: objective assessment of the stiffness of the liver and other parenchymal organs.
18academic hours
Advancedlevel
Distance learningmode of study
Course curriculum
- Elastography in the practice of an ultrasound diagnostics physician
- — 1.1 Fundamental difference in image construction and visualization in B-mode and in elastography
- — 1.2 The concept of stiffness and elasticity
- — 1.3 Dependence of the elastogram on tissue histology
- — 1.4 Principles of elastography – Young’s modulus, Shear (G) modulus, Bulk modulus
- — 1.5 Types of impact on the tissues under study
- — 1.6 Types of elastography and their principles of operation – Strain, Shear Wave, ARFI, TE
- — 1.7 Main methods of elastogram interpretation
- Liver elastography
- — 2.1 Relevance of liver elastography, issues of preparation for the examination
- — 2.2 Scanning technique using different methods – Strain (compression, deformation), SWE (shear wave, transverse wave), STQ, TE (vibration elastography)
- — 2.3 Stages of fibrosis and cirrhosis according to the METAVIR classification
- — 2.4 Vibration elastography using FibroScan as an example, scanning technique and interpretation of results
- — 2.5 Methods of statistical analysis of results – quartiles and interquartile range, ratio of the interquartile range to the median
- — 2.6 Ultrasound wave attenuation for the diagnosis of fatty hepatosis (CAP Score), risks of developing hepatocellular carcinoma against the background of fibrosis and cirrhosis
- — 2.7 Assessment of survival probability in fibrosis and cirrhosis
- — 2.8 Limitations of using vibration elastography and factors of measurement error
- — 2.9 Prognosis of esophageal varices
- — 2.10 Quality control systems and the method of building a liver elastography report. Capabilities of elastography in differentiating focal liver lesions
- Pancreatic elastography
- — 3.1 Pancreatic scanning technique, capabilities of transesophageal and transabdominal elastography approaches
- — 3.2 Technique of using SWE (shear wave, transverse wave, Share wave) and Strain (strain, compression) elastography in pancreatic examination
- — 3.3 Analysis of the color map of the pancreatic elastogram
- — 3.4 Strain Ratio (pancreas-to-pancreas) method for assessing pancreatic formations
- — 3.5 Strain Histogram assessment method in pancreatic examination
- — 3.6 Technique for detecting pancreatic fibrosis and chronic pancreatitis, as well as detecting acute pancreatitis by the elastography method
- — 3.7 Probability of developing a postoperative fistula
A focused course on elastography of internal organs. You will learn to assess the stiffness of the liver (the stage of fibrosis) and other organs, perform measurements correctly, and avoid common errors.
Leading instructor of the MEDTRAIN Training Center, physician in ultrasound and functional diagnostics
Ultrasound diagnostics physician, Member of the Eurasian Association of Ultrasound and Functional Diagnostics Specialists. Member of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.
Knyazev Konstantin Andreevich is a practising specialist with a foundational clinical background in internal medicine and many years of experience in ultrasound and functional diagnostics. He graduated from the Ural State Medical Academy with a degree in General Medicine (2012), completed an internship in internal medicine (2013), and subsequently underwent professional retraining in Ultrasound Diagnostics and Functional Diagnostics.
Konstantin Andreevich is a member of the Eurasian Association of Specialists in Ultrasound and Functional Diagnostics, as well as a member of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. A leading instructor at the MEDTRAIN Training Centre and chair of the examination board, he has developed and teaches more than 25 educational courses and training cycles devoted to the modern capabilities of ultrasound and functional diagnostics.
Konstantin Andreevich's professional interests include neurosonography, paediatric echocardiography with the diagnosis of congenital heart defects, ultrasound assessment of the lower-limb arteries, and ultrasound monitoring of arterial shunts and endovascular interventions. In his teaching he combines current international guidelines with clinical cases, paying particular attention to practical skills and the safe application of ultrasound techniques in real clinical practice.
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