Hands on training on actual equipment using phantoms. Sharpen your skills while meeting CME requirements. Registration limited to 30 participants for each workshop.

Saturday: Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy, Sunday: Stereotactic Core Biopsy, Monday: MR-Guided Biopsy

THESE WORKSHOPS ARE SUITABLE FOR BOTH PHYSICIANS AND TECHNOLOGISTS!

Proposed course objectives (subject to final faculty approval):

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

Course Objectives: Stereotactic Core Biopsy

• Describe the advantages of stereotactic biopsy
• Explain when stereotactic biopsy is the preferred method
• Discuss the workup of the patient prior to stereotactic biopsy
• Position the patient properly for stereotactic biopsy
• Know how to properly target a lesion for biopsy
• Solve problems that arise during stereotactic biopsy

Course Objectives: Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy

• Compare Ultrasound guided biopsy with other techniques
• Discuss diagnostic steps leading up to the decision to use Ultrasound guided biopsy
• Discuss the work up of the patient prior to Ultrasound guided biopsy
• Position the patient properly for Ultrasound guided biopsy
• Know how to properly target a lesion for biopsy
• Solve problems that arise during Ultrasound guided biopsy

Course Objectives: MR-Guided Biopsy

• Compare MRI guided biopsy with other techniques
• Discuss diagnostic steps leading up to the decision to use MRI
• Discuss the work up of the patient prior to MRI guided biopsy
• Position the patient properly for MRI guided biopsy
• Know how to properly target a lesion for biopsy
• Solve problems that arise during MRI guided biopsy