Description
Date: Saturday 13.06.2026
Category: Pediatrics
locations: Saint Luke’s Clinic
Panorama
55236, Thessaloniki
Participation fee: 500 euros
Max number of participants: 32
Upper Abdominal Ultrasound in Pediatric Patients – Basic Knowledge
500,00 €
Abdominal and intestinal ultrasonography in children and adolescents is a safe, non-invasive, and low-cost diagnostic method that does not require special patient preparation. When properly applied and performed by a sufficiently experienced examiner, it can replace outdated examinations of limited diagnostic value (e.g., abdominal X-ray), as well as higher-cost examinations that involve exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., abdominal computed tomography). Therefore, it is recommended as a fundamental tool in modern clinical practice for the diagnosis and follow-up of children and adolescents with acute and chronic gastrointestinal diseases.
This seminar aims not only to teach the fundamental principles of gastrointestinal ultrasonography, but also to familiarize participants with the most clinically significant findings in its pathology.
32 in stock
Time Theme
08:30 – 09:00 Registration – Welcome
09:00 Brief welcome address by the Scientia representative
09:00 Brief welcome address by the Scientia representative
09:00-09:30 Fundamental Physical Principles of Ultrasonography
- Imaging technique – Standardized anatomical scanning planes
- Commonly encountered artifacts
- Operation and adjustment of ultrasound devices
- Specialized ultrasound terminology
- Documentation of images and clinical findings
09:30 – 10:00 Vascular Structures of the Upper Abdomen / Liver – Theory
- Anatomy of the main vascular structures of the upper abdomen
- Normal liver: dimensions, texture, internal structure, normal variants
- Hepatic vessels
- Imaging technique
- Brief overview of the most common focal and diffuse liver lesions in the pediatric population
10:00-11:30 hands on
11:30-11:45 Coffee break
11:45-12:15 Gallbladder / Biliary Tract – Theory
- Anatomy – Normal variants
- Imaging technique
- Pathological findings in the pediatric population (including biliary atresia – brief overview)
12:15 – 13:45 hands on
13:45 – 14:15 Lunch break
14:15 – 14:45 Pancreas / Spleen – Theory
- Topography and anatomy of the pancreas, characteristics of normal findings
- Topography and anatomy of the spleen, characteristics of normal findings
- Imaging techniques
- Most common pathological findings in the pediatric population – Brief overview
14:45-16:15 hands on
16:15 – 16:30 Interactive Quiz
16:30 Closing remarks – End of seminar