Ultrasound Diagnostics in Pediatrics · Advanced

Neurosonography with a course of ultrasound diagnostics of the hip joint in children

Neurosonography and ultrasound screening of the hip joints in children — two key screenings of the newborn.

36academic hours

Advancedlevel

Distance learningmode of study

Course curriculum

Ultrasound anatomy of the brain. Sagittal, coronal, temporal, and mastoid approaches. Selection and advantages of ultrasound transducers. Device settings and image optimization. Ventricular morphometry
Use of Doppler in brain scanning. Rules of Doppler scanning, optimization, and adjustment. Criteria for hemodynamic disturbances of the cerebral arteries and venous system, analysis of Doppler parameters, and prognosis assessment. Vascular anomalies. Calculation of intracranial pressure
Congenital brain anomalies: agenesis of the corpus callosum, Arnold-Chiari syndrome, Dandy-Walker syndrome
Pathology of the ventricles and brain tissue: brain tumors, hydranencephaly, hydrocephalus, subdural hematomas, the nature of subarachnoid space enlargement, colpocephaly, choroid plexus cysts, signs of TORCH infections
Scoring systems for assessing intraventricular hemorrhages and leukomalacia
Ultrasound examination of the hip joint, dysplasia screening. Graf method, Terjesen method, Harcke method
Step-by-step neurosonography protocol

A course on two essential paediatric screenings. You will master neurosonography (assessment of brain structures through the fontanelle) and the ultrasound diagnosis of developmental dysplasia of the hip.

Knyazev Konstantin Andreevich

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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