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SUMMARY:Thyroid Ultrasound and FNA Techniques for the Endocrinologist
DESCRIPTION:Thyroid Ultrasound and FNA Techniques for the Endocrinolog
 ist\nSaturday, February 27, 2010\nHouston, TX\n\nMEETING SPONSOR:\n Ad
 vanced Health Education Center\n8502 Tybor Dr.\nHouston, TX 77074\nTol
 l-Free 1-800-239-1361\n713-772-0157\nWebsite: http://www.aheconline.co
 m\n\nCONFERENCE CENTER:\nAdvanced Health Education Center\n8502 Tybor 
 Dr.\nHouston, TX 77074\nToll-Free 1-800-239-1361\n713-772-0157\nWebsit
 e: http://www.aheconline.com\n\nMEETING BROCHURE:\nTo view and print t
 he meeting brochure, click here:\nhttp://store.aheconline.com/DisplayD
 etail.aspx?pid=4647\n\nMEETING DESCRIPTION:\nUltrasound has been prove
 n to allow for better detection of recurrent thyroid cancer in patient
 s with negative total body iodine scans. Fine needle aspiration biopsy
  of the thyroid is the only diagnostic test today allowing for differe
 ntiation of benign from cancerous thyroid nodules. Thyroid ultrasound 
 and fine needle aspiration can become an extension of laboratory resul
 ts, nuclear medicine studies and physical examination of the thyroid g
 land. FNA used in private practice can reduce the cost for the evaluat
 ion and treatment of thyroid nodules for patients. This six-hour cours
 e will guide Endocrinologists through the basic physics of ultrasound 
 and transducer selection needed for optimum scanning techniques. Also 
 covered will be thyroid anatomy and ultrasound examination protocols. 
 Physician attendees will be taught to distinguish between cystic and s
 olid lesions, identify micro calcifications and lesion vascularity tha
 t can assist with determining if a lesion is benign or malignant. This
  course will begin in the classroom and progress to AHEC’s in-house 
 scan lab to utilize live models for development of scanning techniques
 . Also provided will be hands-on practice of Fine Needle Aspiration Te
 chniques for thyroid nodule assessment.\n\nCourse Topics\n• Physics 
 and Instrumentation\n• Scan Protocols\n• Transducer selection and 
 scan orientation\n• Anatomy of the normal thyroid\n• Ultrasound ch
 aracteristics of both cystic and solid nodules\n• Comparison of nucl
 ear medicine studies versus ultrasound findings\n• Evaluation of ima
 ges\n• Hands-on scanning and fine needle aspiration techniques for t
 hyroid biopsy\n\nINSTRUCTORS:\nWhelan\n\nCME HOURS: 8\n\nLECTURE TOPIC
 S:\nnot listed\n\nFor more information visit https://community.radroun
 ds.com/events/thyroid-ultrasound-and-fna-1
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LOCATION:Advanced Health Education Center
WEBSITE:http://www.aheconline.com
URL:http://www.aheconline.com
CONTACT:713-772-0157
ORGANIZER:Advanced Health Education Center
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