General ultrasound diagnostics · Beginner

Ultrasound diagnostics of the hollow abdominal organs: fundamentals and modern approaches

Hollow organs of the abdominal cavity: fundamentals of methodology and modern approaches to ultrasound diagnostics.

72academic hours

Beginnerlevel

Distance learningmode of study

Course curriculum

Fundamentals of ultrasound diagnosis of hollow abdominal organs
Physical principles of ultrasound diagnostics: resolution, artifacts, equipment settings
Advantages and limitations of ultrasound in the diagnostics of hollow organs
Overview of the hollow organs of the abdominal cavity: stomach, intestine, gallbladder, duodenum
Modern technologies: contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), elastography
Anatomy and physiology of the hollow organs of the abdominal cavity
Brief anatomy and functions of the stomach, intestine, and gallbladder
Principles of topographic anatomy for precise positioning
Normal ultrasound imaging: wall thickness, peristalsis, echogenicity
Technique for ultrasound examination of hollow organs
Preparing the Patient for the Examination: Diet, Recommendations, Medications
Patient and transducer positioning, use of various scanning positions
Principles of configuring the device for optimal visualization
Features of scanning: prevention and interpretation of artifacts
Ultrasound of the stomach
Examination technique: determining fullness, wall thickness, mobility
Imaging of pathologies: ulcer, gastritis, tumors, pyloric stenosis
Differential diagnosis
Ultrasound of the duodenum
Normal anatomy and imaging
Diagnosis of duodenitis, stenosis, neoplasms
Ultrasound of the gallbladder and biliary tract
Anatomy and physiology of the gallbladder and bile ducts
Examination methods: static and dynamic ultrasound
Main pathologies: cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, polyps, tumors
Ultrasound signs of functional disorders and complications
Ultrasound of the intestine: small and large intestine
Bowel examination technique: assessment of peristalsis, wall thickness, echogenicity
Diagnosis of inflammatory diseases: appendicitis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis
Detection of rare pathologies: intussusception, ischemia, diverticulitis
Data interpretation and clinical significance
Principles of describing findings and recommendations for further examination
Differential diagnosis based on ultrasound findings
Use of classifications and scales to assess the severity of pathologies
Modern technologies and comparison of imaging methods
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS): principles, indications, advantages
Elastography: application in chronic inflammatory diseases
Doppler examination: assessment of intestinal perfusion
Comparison with other modalities (CT, MRI): advantages and limitations
Master classes
Equipment setup and scanning of hollow organs
Data interpretation in various pathologies

Systematic fundamentals of ultrasound of the hollow organs of the gastrointestinal tract. You will build an examination methodology and learn to recognize basic pathologies — the foundation for confident abdominal diagnostics.

Aganin Mark Anatolyevich

Instructor at the MEDTRAIN Training Center, ultrasound diagnostics physician, infectious disease physician of the highest category.

Ultrasound diagnostics physician, infectious disease specialist of the highest category. Aganin Mark Anatolievich is a practicing specialist with many years of clinical experience in the field of infectious diseases and modern ultrasound diagnostics. He graduated from the Ural State Medical Academy with a degree in «General Medicine» (2000) and completed an internship in «Infectious Diseases» (2001). In 2020, he completed professional retraining in «Ultrasound Diagnostics», expanding his expertise by integrating clinical and ultrasound approaches. Since 2017, he has actively participated in international educational programs: he completed an internship in the USA (Chicago, New Orleans, Reno) on public health, infectious diseases, and HIV infection, studied echocardiography and ultrasound angiology according to international standards (2021), as well as elastography in the practice of an ultrasound diagnostics physician (2023). At the «Medtrain» training center, Mark Anatolievich conducts practical classes in professional retraining programs, paying special attention to clinical reasoning, correct interpretation of ultrasound data, and the safe application of modern technologies in a physician's daily practice.

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