Concurrent Educational Sessions

ABUS and HHUS: Setting Up a Program, Lit Review

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

Location: Room 102-104

Speaker(s)

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Regina J. Hooley, MD, FSBI

Professor & Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
Yale School of Medicine
Yale Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
Weston, Connecticut

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Ralph L. Smathers, MD, FSBI

President
ExerWin.com Vital Champion LLC
Rocklin, California

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The attendee will be shown key examples of how breast ultrasound screening (BUS) is implemented in different imaging practices today.
Review of relevant literature in combination with image interpretation of benign and malignant disease will be presented for both handheld (HHUS) and automated (ABUS). Updates on the latest technology will be provided with emphasis on strengths and weaknesses.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion participants will have an understanding of ABUS and HHUS programs: strengths and weaknesses, benefits, and limitations.
Upon completion participants will have familiarity with benign and malignant disease on BUS imaging with literature references.
Upon completion participants will have awareness of the time, effort and equipment required for running a breast ultrasound screening program.