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SUMMARY:Thyroid Ultrasound and FNA Techniques
DESCRIPTION:Thyroid Ultrasound and FNA Techniques\nSaturday, February 
 27, 2010\nHouston, TX\n\nMEETING SPONSOR:\n Advanced Health Education 
 Center\n8502 Tybor Dr.\nHouston, TX 77074\nToll-Free 1-800-239-1361\n7
 13-772-0157\nWebsite: http://www.aheconline.com\n\nCONFERENCE CENTER:\
 nAdvanced Health Education Center\n8502 Tybor Dr.\nHouston, TX 77074\n
 Toll-Free 1-800-239-1361\n713-772-0157\nWebsite: http://www.aheconline
 .com\n\nMEETING BROCHURE:\nTo view and print the meeting brochure, cli
 ck here:\nhttp://store.aheconline.com/DisplayDetail.aspx?pid=4646\n\nM
 EETING DESCRIPTION:\nUltrasound has been proven to allow for better de
 tection of recurrent thyroid cancer in patients with negative total bo
 dy iodine scans. Fine needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid is the o
 nly diagnostic test today allowing for differentiation of benign from 
 cancerous thyroid nodules. Thyroid ultrasound and fine needle aspirati
 on can become an extension of laboratory results, nuclear medicine stu
 dies and physical examination of the thyroid gland. FNA used in privat
 e practice can reduce the cost for the evaluation and treatment of thy
 roid nodules for patients. This six-hour course will guide Endocrinolo
 gists 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 solid lesions, identify m
 icro calcifications and lesion vascularity that can assist with determ
 ining if a lesion is benign or malignant. This course will begin in th
 e 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 Techniques for thyroid nod
 ule assessment.\n\nCourse Topics\n• Physics and Instrumentation\n•
  Scan Protocols\n• Transducer selection and scan orientation\n• An
 atomy of the normal thyroid\n• Ultrasound characteristics of both cy
 stic and solid nodules\n• Comparison of nuclear medicine studies ver
 sus ultrasound findings\n• Evaluation of images\n• Hands-on scanni
 ng and fine needle aspiration techniques for thyroid biopsy\n\nINSTRUC
 TORS:\nWhelan\n\nCME HOURS: 8\n\nLECTURE TOPICS:\nnot listed\n\nFor mo
 re information visit https://community.radrounds.com/events/thyroid-ul
 trasound-and-fna
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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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