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BMUS 34th Annual Scientific Meeting

OUTLINE PROGRAMME
WEDNESDAY 11th DECEMBER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Auditorium 08.50 OPENING AND WELCOME – Dr S Russell, Local Organising Committee. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hands on Workshops Venous (Organiser: Colin Deane) (09.00-10.30: Pullman Suite) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abdominal I – Liver (09.00-10.30: Main Auditorium) Chaired by: Mrs J Bates & Dr P Sidhu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09.00 Guest Lecture ULTRASOUND IN LIVER TUMOURS: Prof D Cosgrove(London) 09.25 Guest Lecture RECENT ADVANCES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA: Prof R Lencioni (Italy) 09.50 Guest Lecture IMAGING OF ‘SMALL’ LIVER LESIONS: Prof P Robinson (Leeds) 10.15 Renal Time Intensity Curves Using Sonovue: Effect of Contrast Dose and Ultrasound Output-Power. J MacQuarrie, E Leen, W J Angerson, C S McArdle, P Hogan (Glasgow Royal Infirmary) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abdominal II – Paediatrics (11.00-12.40: Main Auditorium) Chaired by: Dr D W Pilling & Dr R de Bruyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.00 Guest Lecture SURGICAL DISORDERS OF THE LIVER AND BILIARY SYSTEM IN CHILDHOOD: Mr M Stringer (Leeds) 11.20 Guest Lecture ANATOMICAL AND FUNCTIONAL ULTRASOUND OF THE NEONATAL GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT: Dr I Gassner (Austria) 11.40 Guest Lecture THE PAEDIATRIC ABDOMEN – WHO NEEDS CT? Dr R Arthur (Leeds) 12.00 Guest Lecture ULTRASOUND IN BILIARY ATRESIA. Dr P Farrant (London) 12.20 Cutaneous and Hepatic Haemangiomas in Children: Frequency of Their Association and Prognosis Determined by Sonography. J Hughes, V Hill, K Patel, S Syed, J Harper, R De Bruyn (Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children) 12.30 An Evaluation of the Use of ‘Sonovue’ in Paediatric Ultrasound Imaging. L Stewart, K Johnson, J Cahalane, (Birmingham Children’s Hospital) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small Parts (09.00-10.35: Mancunian Suite) Chaired by: Dr S T Elliott & Dr K T Khaw -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09.00 Guest Lecture ULTRASOUND IN BREAST SCREENING: Dr R Given-Wilson(London) 09.25 Guest Lecture ULTRASOUND OF THE SALIVARY GLANDS. Dr F Carmichael (Leeds) 09.50 Guest Lecture HYPERPARATHYROIDISM (HPR): MULTIMODALITY IMAGING AND THE ROLE OF ULTRASOUND. R Dhawan (London) 10.15 Is Mammography Always Necessary When Ultrasound is Used to Investigate Focal Palpable Breast Lumps? A M Dixon (1), H C Irving (2), A M Wason (3), J J Price (3) (1) University of Bradford (2) St James’s Hospital, Leeds) (3) Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust 10.25 Will Strain Reduce the Strain? Real Time Ultrasound Elasticity Imaging in the Symptomatic Breast Clinic: Work in Progress. W E Svensson (1), S Comitis (2), D Chopra (1), C Lowery (2), P Von Behren (2) (1) Charing Cross Hospital (Hammersmith Hospitals Trust), Imperial College Medical School, London (2) Siemens Medical Systems Ultrasound Group -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Musculoskeletal (11.00-12.25: Mancunian Suite) Chaired by: Dr P S Sidhu & Dr M J Weston -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.00 Guest Lecture ULTRASOUND OF GROIN PAIN: Dr P Robinson (Leeds) 11.25 Guest Lecture ULTRASOUND OF MUSCULOSKELETAL TRAUMA. Dr D Wilson (Oxford) 11.50 Guest Lecture ULTRASOUND OF SOFT TISSUE LUMPS AND BUMPS. Dr D Elias(London) 12.15 A Study of Musculoskeletal Complaints Arising from the Occupational Use of Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound. T W Palarm (University of the West of England, Bristol) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Topic Teaching- Haematuria (09.00 -10.30: Porters) Chaired by: Dr G M Baxter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09.00 Guest Lecture MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF HAEMATURIA. Dr M Lewis (Manchester) 09.30 Guest Lecture SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF HAEMATURIA IN CHILDREN. Dr A Dickson (Manchester) 10.00 Guest Lecture IMAGING OF RENAL TRACT WITH HAEMATURIA. Dr J M Correas (Paris) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sonographic Issues (in conjunction with UKAS) (11.00-12.30: Porters) Recruitment and Retention of Sonographers Chaired by: Mrs H R Lee (vice Chair of UKAS) & Mrs J Bates (President Elect of BMUS) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recruitment of sonographers has hit crisis point nationally. This is a major issue which is having a significant effect upon ultrasound service provision. Key note speakers include: The workforce confederations perspective – dealing with the crisis / strategic planning Kerry Hemsworth (from the Cumbria and Lancashire Workforce confederation) The evidence from the North West region Julie Walton (project lead on recruitment and retention of sonographers – North West region, Cumbria and Lancashire WDC and University of Liverpool) The evidence from the South East Trish Chudleigh (project lead on recruitment and retention of sonographers – South East region, South Bank University); The impact of the shortage upon service provision and training Donna Holdcroft (Superintendent Sonographer, North Staffs Hospital NHS Trust There will be an open forum session so come along and have your say. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hands on Workshop (14.00-15.30: Pullman Suite) Musculoskeletal (Organiser: Dr D Elias) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abdominal III- Bowel (14.00-15.35: Main Auditorium) Chaired by: Dr S T Elliott & Dr D R Lindsell -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14.00 Guest Lecture ULTRASOUND OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE: Dr P Rodgers (Leicester) 14.25 Guest Lecture ADULT GASTROINTESTINAL ULTRASOUND: Dr R Peck (Sheffield) 14.50 Guest Lecture DETECTION OF LIVER METS USING HEPATIC MICROBUBBLE TRANSIT STUDIES IN COLORECTAL CANCER: Dr C Harvey (London) 15.15 Liver Metastases are Associated with Altered Renal Haemodynamics: Preliminary Results. J MacQuarrie, E Leen, W J Angerson, C S McArdle, P Horgan (Glasgow Royal Infirmary) 15.25 Diagnosis of Rectal Tumours by Tranvaginal or Transperineal Ultrasonography. Mrs L Qinghua (Shanghai Hospital, China) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Physics I- High Frequency Ultrasound (16.00 -17.30: Main Auditorium) Chaired by: Dr T van der Steen (Rotterdam) & Dr K Martin (Leicester) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16.00 Guest Lecture COMBINING HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND AND OPTICAL METHODS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF SKIN CANCER: Dr J Bamber (London) 16.30 Modelling Nonlinear Propagation of High Frequency Ultrasound. H Coomber (1), T M Duncan (2) (1) Bristol General Hospital (2) University of Bath 16.40 Ultrasonic Thermography of Tissue Heated by Focused Ultrasound in vitro. N R Miller, J C Bamber, G R ter Haar (Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton) 16.50 Reflex Transmission Imaging (RTI) of ex vivo Bovine Liver Treated with Focused Ultrasound Surgery (FUS). L A S Baker, J C Bamber (Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton) 17.00 Strategies for Generating Strain Images in vivo in the Presence of Cardiovascular Motion. A F Kolen, J C Bamber (Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton) 17.10 Development of Automated Quantitative Volumetric Breast Ultrasonography. J A Shipley (1), F A Duck (1), D A Goddard (1), M R Hillman (2), M Halliwell (3), M G Jones (3), B T Thomas (4) (1) Royal United Hospital, Bath) (2) Bath Institute of Medical Engineering (3) Bristol General Hospital, (4) Bristol University 17.20 The Design of a Virtual Ultrasound Scanner. D K Nassiri, V R Newey (St George’s Hospital, London) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sonographic Issues (in conjunction with UKAS) (14.00 -15.30: Mancunian Suite) Is Ultrasound Scanning Hazardous to your Health? Chaired by: Mrs J Walton (Chair of UKAS) & Mrs T Chudleigh (UKAS Council) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Work related musculo-skeletal disorders resulting from the practice of ultrasound is very topical issue. The Birmingham experience. This session will be led by Dr Jo McHugo and the staff from Birmingham NHS trusts. Dr David Chapman-Jones (Kent and Canterbury University) will present the relationship between the health and fitness status of the individual on WRMSD. Eleanor Ransom (Health and safety representative from the Society of Radiographers) will discuss the "working rights of the sonographer" – can you refuse to scan? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abdominal IV- Genitourinary (16.00 -17.30: Mancunian Suite) Chaired by: Dr G M Baxter & Dr P Sidhu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16.00 Guest Lecture ULTRASOUND OF RENAL CYSTIC LESIONS: Dr J-M Correas (Paris) 16.25 Guest Lecture TESTICULAR MICROLITHIASIS Dr F Miller (Cambridge) 16.50 Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Nephrostomy Insertion: A Prospective Study at a UK Teaching Hospital. T M Wah, M J Weston, H C Irving (St James’s University Hospital, Leeds) 17.00 Testicular Ultrasound in Post-Vasectomy Patients. A M Beale, A T Troughton (Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon) 17.10 Interoperator Volume Measurement Variability- Technique and Quantification. Is it reliable? P Smith, D Horton (Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Safety (14.00 -15.00: Porters) Chaired by: Dr K Martin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14.00 Guest Lecture LIVE SCANNING AT SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES: SAFETY CONCERNS: Dr S Barnett (Australia) 14.30 Guest Lecture THE SAFETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRIC APPLICATIONS: Dr T Whittingham (Newcastle) TOPIC TEACHING- Cirrhosis (16.00-17.30: Porters) Chaired by: Professor D Cosgrove 16.00 Guest Lecture MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF CIRRHOSIS. Dr M Davies (Leeds) 16.30 Guest Lecture US ASSESSMENT OF CIRRHOSIS. Dr S Elliott (Newcastle) 17.00 Guest Lecture MRI IN CIRRHOSIS. Professor P J Robinson (Leeds) Wednesday Thursday Friday -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THURSDAY 12th DECEMBER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hands on Workshop (08.00- 09.00: Pullman Suite) Carotids (Organiser: Dr S Padayachee) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obstetrics I- Fetal Cranial Imaging (09.00 – 10.35: Main Auditorium) Chaired by: Mrs M Hurdley & Dr P Loughna -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09.00 Guest Lecture MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF THE FETAL CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: Dr E Whitby (Sheffield) 09.25 Guest Lecture ULTRASOUND IMAGING OF THE FETAL BRAIN: Dr S Kumar (London) 09.50 Guest Lecture FETAL MEASUREMENTS: THE LAST 10 YEARS: Dr J A Evans (Leeds) 10.15 Fetal MRI and Investigation of Neuronal Migration Anomalies. J L Hughes, W Jan, K Langford (Guy’s and St Thomas’s Hospitals, London) 10.25 Use of a virtual Ultrasound Scanner in the Assessment of Nuchal Translucency Measurement Repeatability. V R Newey, D K Nassiri, A Bhide, B Thilaganathan (St George’s Hospital, London) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Physics II- Doppler Flow Assessment (09.00 -10.20: Mancunian Suite) Chaired by: Mr N Dudley & Mr D McHugh -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09.00 Guest Lecture CURRENT AND FUTURE ULTRASOUND FLOW SYSTEMS USING CONVENTIONAL AND SYNTHETIC APERTURE FLOW IMAGING: Prof J Jensen (Denmark) 09.30 A Survey of Inter- and Intra- Probe and Manufacturer’s Errors in Spectral Doppler Measurements A L T Killingback, D E Rowland, V R Newey, D K Nassiri ( St George’s Hospital, London) 09.40 Colour Doppler Performance Testing – Spatial Resolution and Quality of Colour Doppler Signal. J E Brown (1), A J Watson (1), P R Hoskins (2) (1) Western Infirmary, Glasgow (2) Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh 09.50 A New Broad Band Resolution Phantom for Ultrasound Imaging. D E Rowland, A L T Killingback, D K Nassiri (St George’s Hospital, London) 10.00 Simulation of Subcutaneous Fat Layers for Assessing Tissue Harmonic Performance. J E Browne (1), A J Watson (1), N J Dudley (2), P R Hoskins (3) (1) Western Infirmary, Glasgow (2) Nottingham City Hospital (3) Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh 10.10 A New Phased Delay Method in Exciting the 2D Ultrasound Linear Array. A Mahlooji Far, W Shojaeddin (T.Modares University, Tehran, Iran) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Topic Teaching –Transient Ischaemic Attacks (09.00- 10.30: Porters) Chaired by: Dr P L Allan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09:00 Guest Lecture THE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF TIA’s AND STROKES. WHY I COULDN’T SURVIVE WITHOUT A (FRIENDLY) ULTRASOUND DEPARTMENT. Dr J Bamford (Leeds) 09.30 Guest Lecture IMAGING OF THE CAROTID ARTERIES: ULTRASOUND. Dr T S Padayachee (London) 10.00 Guest Lecture SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF TIA/STROKE. Dr P Taylor (London) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald, MacVicar and Brown Lecture (11.00- 11.45: Main Auditorium) Chaired by: Dr D Pilling (President, BMUS) & Dr S Barnett (President, ASUM) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VETERINARY ULTRASOUND- CREATING IMAGES GREAT AND SMALL: Prof J S Boyd (Glasgow) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hands on Workshop (14.00- 15.00: Pullman Suite) Abdominal (Organiser: Dr S Elliott) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obstetrics II-Placental Imaging (14.00- 15.30: Main Auditorium) Chaired by: Dr S Russell & Dr A P M Smith -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14.00 Guest Lecture DOPPLER EVALUATION OF PLACENTAL PERFUSION: Dr S Gudmundsson (Sweden) 14.20 Guest Lecture MRI IN THE STUDY OF THE PLACENTA AND PLACENTAL PERFUSION: Mr K Duncan (Bristol) 14.40 A Ten Year Review of Intra-Uterine Transfusions. J H Christie, A Cameron, L Macara (Queen Mother’s Hospital, Glasgow) 14.50 The Use of Ultrasound to Detect the Passage of Meconium in the Post-dates Pregnancy. K P Wong (1), D M Peebles (1), J Hyett (1), V Aitken (2), L Martinez (2) (1) EGA/Obstetrics Hospital (2) King’s College Hospital, London 15.00 The Prevalence and Natural History of Adnexal Pathology Detected at First Trimester Ultrasonography. G Condous, E Okaro, A Khalid, S Rao, T Bourne (St George’s Hospital, London) 15.10 Ultrasound in Early Pregnancy- the Use of Logistic Regression Models for the Discrimination between Intrauterine, Failing and Ectopic Pregnancies. G Condous, E Okaro, A Khalid, Y Zhou, S Van Huffel, D Timmerman, T Bourne -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obstetrics III-Fetal Heart and GI tract (16.00- 17.30: Main Auditorium) Chaired by: Dr L Chitty & Ms L Atherton -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16.00 Guest lecture POSTNATAL OUTCOME OF ANTENATALLY DIAGNOSED HEART DISEASE: Dr F Bu’lock (Leicester) 16.20 Guest lecture LONG TERM FOLLOW UP IN CONGENITAL ANOMALIES: THE FOCAL STUDY: Dr D Howe (Southampton) 16.40 Guest lecture THE FETAL ABDOMEN: COMMON PROBLEMS AND RARE CHALLENGES: Dr P Twining (Nottingham) 17.00 Predictions for the Outcome of a Fetus Diagnosed with Exomphalos at Prenatal Ultrasound. J A Collins (St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester) 17.10 Patient Satisfaction Survey of Early Pregnancy Assessment Clinic. F Sanaullah, J Stewart, A Murdoch (Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle) 17.20 The Effectiveness of Methotrexate in the Treatment of Interstitial or Cornual Pregnancies Diagnosed with Ultrasound in the First Trimester. K Jeremy, G Condous, E Okaro, J Thomas, T Bourne (St George’s Hospital, London) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vascular I-Assessment of Deep Vein Thrombosis (14.00- 15.30: Mancunian Suite) Chaired by: Dr P L Allan & Dr C Deane -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14.00 Guest lecture LIMITED COMPRESSION ULTRASOUND IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF DVT: Dr K T Khaw (London) 14.20 Guest lecture THE ROLE OF HELICAL CT IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY EMBOLUS AND DVT: Dr S Padley (London) 14.40 Guest lecture ASSESSMENT OF ACUTE VENOUS THROMBOSIS: A VASCULAR SURGEON’S VIEWPOINT: Mr P Coleridge-Smith (London) 15.00 Performance in Providing a Doppler Ultrasound Service for Ambulatory Patients with a Deep Vein Thrombosis. D V Thomas (1), S Cooper (2) (1) West Midlands Radiology Rotation (2) Solihull Hospital 15.10 Ultrasound Venography – The Impact of a New Clinical Care Pathway. S Moss, E Helm, M Bradley (Southmead Hospital, Bristol) 15.20 Improved Ultrasound Vascular Assessment Using Panoramic Imaging. N Thomas (1), A J Arnold (1), P R Taylor (2), T S Padayachee (2) (1) Guy’s Hospital (London) (2) St Thomas’ Hospital (London) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vascular II-Vascular Function & Physiology (16.00-17.20: Mancunian Suite) Chaired by: Dr D Goss & Dr P Taylor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16.00 Guest lecture INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY: Professor Ton van der Steen (Rotterdam) 16.20 On-line Measurement of Vessel Diameter in Flow Mediated Dilation Using Artificial Neural Networks. V R Newey, D K Nassiri (St George’s Hospital, London) 16.30 Reproducibility of Arterial Wall Motion Indices in Carotid Arteries. J A Dineley (1), P Hoskins (1), P L Allan (2), K Gallagher (2), S-J Johnson (2), O Bonnefous (3) (1) University of Edinburgh (2) Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (3) Phillips Research France, Paris 16.40 The Effects of Raynaud’s and Scleroderma on the Compliance in Common Carotid and Common Femoral Arteries. A Boutin, K S Cheng, A Tiwari, C Denton, C Black, A Seifalian, R Morris, G Hamilton (Royal Free NHS Trust, Bath) 16.50 Development of an Analysis Tool to Identify Different Tissue Types in Carotid Plaques In-Vivo by Applying Analysis Methods to 3-D Dimensional Ultrasound B-Mode Data. F Rakebrandt, D P Coleman, N D Pugh, J P Woodcock (University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff) 17.00 Ultrasound Indicators of High Risk Stroke Patients. A J Arnold (1), N Thomas (1), T Sabharwaal (2), P R Taylor (2), T S Padayachee (1) (1) Guy’s Hospital, London (2) Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital, London 17.10 Carotid Disease, Risk Factors and Presenting Symptoms: NWLH TIA Clinic Audit. K B Modaresi, P Smart, D Cohen, D Greenstein, T Hussain, S C Renton (Northwick Park Hospital, London) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Veterinary (14.00-15.30: Porters) Chaired by: Professor J S Boyd & Dr M Gerwing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14.00 Guest Lecture THE POTENTIAL FOR USING HIGH FREQUENCY SCANNERS FOR ORTHOPAEDIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN DOGS: Dr M Gerwing (Germany) 14.30 Contrast Ultrasound in Veterinary Medicine. R T O’Brien University of Wisconsin (USA) 14.40 The Application of Ultrasound in the Identification of Ovariohysterectomised Bitches-A Pilot Study. V S Johnson, A Dickie, M J Harvey, J S Boyd (University of Glasgow Veterinary School) 14.50 Three Dimensional Ultrasonography of the Equine Eye. K E MacEachern, S L O’Donnell, B G Patterson, J S Boyd (University of Glasgow Veterinary School) 15.00 High Resolution Ultrasonography in Pregnant Guinea Pigs (Cavia Aparea Porcellus) Using Four Different High-end Ultrasound Systems. G Fritschl (1), M Faßbender (1), L Cromarthy (2), T Knaufl (1), T B Hildebrandt (1) (1) Institute of Zoo and Wildlife Studies, Berlin (2) University of Glasgow Veterinary School 15.10 Reproductive Assessment in Free- Living European Brown Hares (EBH) by Different Ultrasonographic Imaging Modalities. M Faßbender (1), L Cromarthy (2), F Goeritz (1), S Blottner (1), H Spittler (3), T B Hildebrandt (1) (1) Institute of Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany. (2) University of Glasgow Veterinary School (3) Institute of Wildlife Research, Bonn, Germany 15.20 Ultrasound Monitoring of Long and Short Acting GNRH Implants for Ovarian Down Regulation and Ovulation Induction in Rhinoceroses. R Hermes, F Schwarzenberger, C Walzer, F Göritz, M L Patton, T B Hildebrandt (Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, University of Veterinary Medicine, Salzburg, Austria, Center of Endangered Species, San Diego, USA) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Topic Teaching- Pelvic Bleeding (16.00-17.30: Porters) Chaired by: Mrs J Walton 16.00 Guest Lecture MANAGEMENT OF ABNORMAL BLEEDING: Mr S Duffy (Leeds) 1630 Guest Lecture ULTRASOUND IN ABNORMAL BLEEDING: Professor A Parsons (USA) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRIDAY 13th DECEMBER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gynaecology I- Screening and Pain (09.00- 10.30: Main Auditorium) Chaired by: Dr M J Weston & Mrs J Swallow 09.00 Guest Lecture AN UPDATE OF THE STATUS OF OVARIAN CANCER SCREENING: Professor I Jacobs (London) 09.20 Guest Lecture SONOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF PELVIC PAIN: Professor A Parsons (USA) 09.40 Guest Lecture MANAGEMENT OF PELVIC PAIN: Mr S Duffy (Leeds) 10.00 Transvaginal Ultrasound in Emergency Gynaecology- The Prevalence of Pathology and the Impact on Management. A Khalid, S Rao, E Okaro, G Condous, M Al Katib, R Bhindra, T Bourne (St George’s Hospital, London) 10.10 Pitfalls in Gynaecological Ultrasound as Revealed by an Audit of Clinical Practice. J M G Willatt, D Lindsell (Oxford Radcliffe Hospital) 10.20 What is a Normal Transvaginal Scan? Prospective Analysis of 90 Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain undergoing Diagnostic Laparoscopy. E Okaro, G Condous, A Khalid, T Bourne (St George’s Hospital, London) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gynaecology II- 3-D Gynaecological Ultrasound (11.00-12.30: Main Auditorium) Chaired by: Mr S Duffy & Professor A Parsons 11.00 Guest Lecture 3D ULTRASOUND IN INFERTILITY: Dr N Raine-Fenning (Nottingham) 11.25 Guest Lecture RECENT TRENDS IN 3-D ULTRASOUND: Dr B Smith (London) 11.50 What are the Relationships, if any, between the Length of Time on Tamoxifen, the Onset of Postmenopausal Bleeding and Endometrial Cancer? J Weaver (Birmingham Women’s Hospital) 12.00 Uterine Artery Embolization of Uterine Fibroids and Power Doppler Ultrasonography: Is There a Role? A D’Angelo, N N Amso, A Wood (University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff) 12.10 GP PMB Referrals, Can We Reduce our False Positive Scans? C Lopez, J Weaver, A Young, J McHugo (Birmingham Women’s Hospital) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ultrasound Manufacturers and Suppliers Association (UMSA) Presentations (09.00- 10.30: Mancunian Suite) Chaired by: Mr A Pattison & Dr S Padayache -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09.00 Latest Developments in HDI Technology. J Walchenbach (Philips Medical Systems, Germany) 09.20 Harnessing the Potential of Second Generation Contrast Agents-An Explanation of Contrast Harmonic Ultrasound Technology D Ogg (KeyMed Limited, Southend-on-Sea) 09.40 Use of a Linear Pulse Wave Generator in Ultrasound Imaging. M K Steward (Siemens Medical Solutions) 10.00 Handheld Ultrasound Imaging: The Next Revolution? J Souquet (Sonosite) 10.20 The Diagnostic Value of Using Raw Data Processing in a Virtual Lab. P Meyers (GE Medical Systems) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Topic Teaching-Early Pregnancy Units (11.00- 12.30: Mancunian Suite) Chaired by: Dr P Loughna -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.00 Guest Lecture ORGANISATION AND SETTING UP OF EARLY PREGNANCY UNITS: Dr R Moshy (Peterborough) 11.30 Guest Lecture CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT OF EARLY PREGNANCY PROBLEMS Dr G Condous (London) 12.00 Guest Lecture MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF EARLY PREGNANCY PROBLEMS: Dr Wagaarachchi (Aberdeen) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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