WFUMB 2011 Viena 26 29 August

14 abstracts to be presented orally during the next WFUMB meeting about Shear Wave Elastography and SuperSonic Imagine technology.

UltraFast technology:

- Ultrafast Ultrasound Imaging, J. Souquet on Saturday, August 27, 10:30-12:00

- Real-time elastography, J. Bercoff on Sunday, August 28, 08:30-10:00

Thyroid SWE:

- Shearwave Elastography of Thyroid Nodules: Correlations with Cytological Data: Study about 157 Patients, H. Monpeyssen, Saturday, August 27, 10:30-12:00

MSK SWE:

- Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and Interphalangeal (IP) Joints of the hand: the Role of Ultrasound and SW Elastography in Detection and Monitoring of Rheumatoid Arthitis (RA), E. Mastorakou, Saturday August 27, 10:30-12:00

Abdominal SWE:

- Shear Wave Elastography of Abdominal and Retroperitoneal Masses and Inflammatory Processes: a Feasibility Study, RZ. Slapa (Poland) on Sunday, August 28, 10:30-12:00

- Characterization of Focal Liver Lesions (FLL) with Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) and Swear-Wave Elastography (SWE), I. Theotokas, Sunday August 28, 10:30-12:00

- Use of Aixplorer® for Detection of Liver Fibrosis or Cirrhosis in Patients with Hepatitis C, T. Karlas, Monday August 29, 14:00-15:30

- ShearWave Elastography for the Evaluation of Diffuse Liver Disease: Determining Normal and Pathological Values in kPa, P. Zoumpoulis, Monday August 29, 14:00-15:30

- Technical and Software Adjustments for a Reliable ShearWave Elastography Estimation of Fibrosis in Chronic Liver Disease, P. Zoumpoulis, Monday August 29, 14:00-15:30

Breast SWE:

- Shear Wave Elastography Improves the Specificity of Breast Ultrasound, D. Cosgrove on Monday August 29, 10:30-12:00 => We may ask another investigator since David has another conflicting lecture in the program.

- Shear Wave Elastography Patterns of Common Benign and Malignant Breast Lesions with Histopathologic Correlation, E. Mendelson, on Monday August 29, 10:30-12:00

- Shear-wave Elastographic Values of Benign and Malignant Breast Lesions and Surrounding Tissue, G. Ivanac, Monday August 29, 10:30-12:00

Prostate SWE:

- Quantitative Shear Wave Elastrography for Prostate Lesion Evaluation, JM. Corréas on Monday August 29, 10:30-12:00

- Role of Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) in Detection and Characterization of Focal Lesions of the Prostate, I. Theotokas, Monday August 29, 10:30-12:00