70992 - Ecography in Internal Medicine and Bedside Clinical Ecography

Learning outcomes

1) The student will acquire knowledge on the basic physical principles of ultrasonolography and on the settings to be optimized and tuned on an ultrasound scanner during the various examinations.

2)  The student will become aware of how organs and vessels of the abdomen and neck appear when they are normal and will personally test this in hands-on session. 

3) The student will learn the ultrasound patterns of appearance of diseased organs. 

4) The student will learn the basis of interventional ultrasound and specifically which are the indications, the modality of performing such procedures, the risk of adverse events and the expected outcomes. 

5) The student will learn which are the primary liver neoplasms, risk factors for their occurence, which are the diagnostic modalities and the treament strategies, which specific reference to hepatocellular carcinoma and ultrasound assisted procedures. 

Course contents

This teaching module is part of the intregrated course 70991. Dates and program of the course are presented together with the other modules in the webpage of the teacher responsible for registering the reports dr. Piscaglia. See therefore the webpage:

http://www.eng.unibo.it/PortaleEn/Academic+programmes/Teachings/dettaglio.htm?AnnoAccademico=2013&IdComponenteAF=380698

Readings/Bibliography

The recommended textbook is the EFSUMB European Course Book on Ultrasound which can be visualized free of charge online at the website http://www.efsumb.org/ecb/ecb-01.asp or it can be purchased throught the same website (60 Euros) as print out version. 

Books in Italian:

Ecografia Clinica, curatori Busillacchi Rapaccini, Idelson Gnocchi Editore, Napoli

Manuale Italiano di Ecografia Interventistica, curatori Schiavone-Romano, Antonio Delfino Editore, Roma

Testo di riferimento in tre volumi. Ecografia Clinica, curatori Busillacchi Rapaccini, Idelson Gnocchi Editore, Napoli

Manuale Italiano di Ecografia Interventistica, curatori Schiavone-Romano, Antonio Delfino Editore, Roma

Teaching methods

1. Lectures (approximately 80% of the course)

2. Live demonstrations of ultrasound examinations performed in the lecture hall by the teachers (approximately 10% of the course)

3. Hands-on sessions in small groups to personally perform ultrasound imaging under the supervisione of the faculty (approximately 10% of the course)

Assessment methods

Attendance to the entire course over 3 days is mandatory. The final assessment will consist in a multichoice questionnaire distributed to be filled at the end of the course. 

Teaching tools

The reference textbook is available for free online at the web address http://www.efsumb.org/ecb/ecb-01.asp

Ultrasound scanners to perform the hands-on sessions.

Portable ultrasound scanner and beamer for the liver demonstrations in the lecture hall.

Office hours

See the website of Luigi Bolondi