General ultrasound diagnostics · Advanced

Ultrasound examination of the urinary system

Ultrasound examination of the urinary system: technique, normal and main pathologies.

48academic hours

Advancedlevel

Distance learningmode of study

Course curriculum

Anatomy and physiology of the kidneys
Anatomical variants
- — Columns of Bertin
- — Camel hump
Congenital anomalies of the kidneys
Benign kidney tumors
Malignant kidney tumors
Cystic diseases of the kidneys
Polycystic kidney disease
- — Pediatric polycystic kidney disease
- — Autosomal recessive polycystic disease
- — Polycystic kidney disease in adults
- — Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
- — Medullary sponge kidney
- — Uremic medullary cystic disease
Abscess
Diseases of the renal parenchyma
- — Renal failure
- — Hydronephrosis
- — Pyonephrosis
- — Renal abscess
- — Kidney injury
Kidney transplantation
- — Acute rejection
- — Chronic rejection
Hematomas
Vascular diseases of the kidneys
Bladder diverticulosis
Cystitis
Bladder stones
Bladder hematoma
Bladder tumors

The practice of examining the kidneys, ureters, and bladder. You will master the protocol and learn to confidently detect obstruction, calculi, and space-occupying lesions.

Blagodir Boris Vladislavovich

Scientific Director of the MEDTRAIN Training Center, expert physician in ultrasound diagnostics

Blagodir Boris Vladislavovich — scientific director of the MEDTRAIN Training Center, ultrasound diagnostics expert physician with 22 years of experience and 13+ years of teaching. He conducts author's courses on echocardiography and vascular ultrasound, combining rigorous protocols with a clear step-by-step methodology. Quality marker: completed advanced programs at Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, ASE Learning Hub, Mayo Clinic, SVM; member of AIUM, president of the Eurasian Association of Ultrasound and Functional Diagnostics Specialists. Learn from a practitioner who turns complex algorithms into clear decisions.

Scientific director of MEDTRAIN. 22 years of clinical work in ultrasound diagnostics; 13+ years of training physicians: from basic echocardiography to expert vascular ultrasound and functional diagnostics.

Core competencies

Echocardiography (quantitative chamber assessment, diastole, valvular defects, prostheses, GLS/Strain).
Vascular ultrasound (carotid territory, transcranial studies, arteries/veins of the lower extremities, visceral and renal vessels, post-procedural states).
Abdominal ultrasound, obstetrics and gynecology (basic and advanced protocols).
Internal quality audit and report standardization.

Educational track

Abdominal Ultrasound Registry Review — Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, 2021.
Duplex/Color Evaluation of Venous Insufficiency — Gulfcoast, 2021.
Best of Echo Florida, 2022.
Adult Echocardiography — Gulfcoast, 2022.
OB/GYN Ultrasound Registry Review — Gulfcoast, 2022.
Advanced Echo — ASE Learning Hub, 2023.
Destination + Livestream Courses — Mayo Clinic, 2023.
ASE RPVI Online Review Course, 2023.
SVM Comprehensive Review of Vascular Ultrasound, 2023.

The programs listed are completed courses and reviews. We deliberately do not claim certificates that the course does not formally award.

Memberships and roles

Member of AIUM (The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine).
President of the Eurasian Association of Ultrasound and Functional Diagnostics Specialists.

Teaching approach

Only validated protocols and clear if/then algorithms.
Plenty of demonstrations and analysis of real cases.
Measurement checklists and report templates ready for audit.
A clear link between «criterion → clinical decision» so that your reports are accepted at the MDT without questions.

What participants gain

A working system: what to measure, how to index, how to formulate conclusions.
A materials package: checklists, normal-value tables, report templates.
Feedback and support in the chat.

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