Vacuum assisted breast interventions BD workshop: A comprehensive guide to your burning questions

BD is pleased to organize a comprehensive workshop on Vacuum-Assisted Breast Interventions. This workshop is structured to cover all stages of VAB, Extended VAB and VAE from preparation to execution and follow-up care, with a special emphasis on addressing frequently asked questions and common concerns in practice. The workshop combines theoretical knowledge with hands-on practice and is led by experienced professionals in the field of breast radiology.

Friday, October 4

Speakers:

Dr. Rodrigo Alcántara, Head of the Breast Imaging Section and Radiological Coordinator, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona/Spain
Dr. Javier Azcona, Breast Radiologist, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona/Spain
Dr. Natalia Arenas, Breast Radiologist, Hospital del Ma, Barcelona/Spain
Dr. Pedro Santos, Breast Radiologist, CUF Torres Vedras Hospital, Torres Vedras /Portugal

Slots:

Biopsy talk | 10:00-11:00
Hands-on session | 12.30-14.00 or 15.00-16.30

Saturday, October 5

Speakers:

Dr. João Abrantes, Breast Radiologist ULS de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real/Portugal
Dr. Silvia Pérez-Rodrigo, Head of Breast Imaging Department MDA, Madrid/Spain
Dr. Inês Pereira, Breast Radiologist, Hospital Distrital de Santarém, Santarem/Portugal

Slots:

Biopsy talk | 10:00-11:00
Hands-on session | 12.30-14.00

Location:

Room 5B / CCL – Lisbon Congress Centre, Pavilion 5, first floor

Registration:

Pre-registration for the Workshops will be available soon. Should the workshops be booked-out, please check at the BD exhibition booth L1, 1st floor, for available seats.

Precision without compromise in pre-operative breast localisation

Single-step SCOUT® Radar Localisation at the Time of Biopsy: Learn how SCOUT® Radar Localization can streamline the pre-operative localization for highly suspicious breast lesions and axillary nodes. This workshop will explore the benefits of combining biopsy and localization into a single step, reducing clinical time and eliminating unnecessary procedures. Discover how SCOUT®’s dual function as a biopsy site marker and wire-free localization tool optimizes workflow and improves patient care.

Speaker:

Prof. Daniela Bernardi – Head of Breast Radiology and Screening Unit – IRCSS Humanitas Research Hospital – Milan (Italy)

Slots:

Friday, October 4 | 11:00-11:45
Friday, October 4 | 15:15-16:00

Location:

Breakout Room 1.08 / CCL – Lisbon Congress Centre, Pavilion 4, first floor

Registration:

Pre-registration for the Workshops will be available soon. Should the workshops be booked-out, please check at the Merit Medical exhibition booth L4, 1st floor, for available seats.

Skill Development Lab for Junior Radiologist: Everything you Need to Know about Merit’s Breast Biopsy Technologies.

• Get familiar with latest methods and techniques
• Interactive learning experience
• Develop problem-solving skills and learn practical solutions

Faculty:

Merit Medical Education Staff

Slots:

Thursday, October 3 | 16:00-16:45
Saturday, October 5 | 09:45-10:30

Location:

Breakout Room 1.08 / CCL – Lisbon Congress Centre, Pavilion 4, first floor

Registration:

Pre-registration for the Workshops will be available soon. Should the workshops be booked-out, please check at the Merit Medical exhibition booth L4, 1st floor, for available seats.

MRI volume navigation adds accuracy to second-look breast ultrasound and ultrasound guided biopsy

In patients with cancer, MRI is known to reveal additional cancers that are occult on mammography or ultrasonography However, because of its relatively low specificity MRI may change the treatment management and patient experience. Second-look US with V Nav can be effective in detecting a large number of additional breast lesions occult at second-look US and to biopsy a significant number of malignant lesions safely and irrespective of location. Join us for this 1 hour workshops to learn more about the value of Volume Navigation in breast and the step by step method of performing it.

Speaker:

Dr. Alfonso Fausto

Slot:

Thursday, October 3 | 15:00-16:00

Location:

Breakout Room 1.06 / CCL – Lisbon Congress Centre, Pavilion 4, first floor

Registration:

Pre-registration for the Workshops will be available soon. Should the workshops be booked-out, please check at the GE Healthcare exhibition booth for available seats.

Hands on workshop – Introduction to Automated breast ultrasound: Value and potential indication

Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) is knows as a supplementary techniques in the evaluation of patient with dense glandular tissue. The usefulness of ABUS has been expanded to the remaining of the care pathway including diganostic, treatment planning and monitoring due to the reproducible imaging and coronal plane. Join this workshop to learn about additional indication of ABUS other than screening. You will have a chance to exprience guided clinical case review on the ABUS workstation.

Speaker:

Dr. Maria Teresa Fernandez Taranilla

Slot:

Friday, October 4 | 12:00-13:00

Location:

Breakout Room 1.05 / CCL – Lisbon Congress Centre, Pavilion 4, first floor

Registration:

Pre-registration for the Workshops will be available soon. Should the workshops be booked-out, please check at the GE Healthcare exhibition booth for available seats.

Breast Elastography: The new color doppler for breast lesion characterization?

Breast ultrasound elastography is an emerging sonographic imaging technique which provides information on breast lesions in addition to conventional ultrasonography (US) and mammography. Ultrasound elastography provides a non-invasive evaluation of a the “stiffness” of a lesion. It increases the specificity of conventional B-mode ultrasound by more precise characterization of breast lesions. Join us for this 1 hour workshop to learn about the interpretation of strain and shearwave elastorgraphy and the tips and trick to perform it.

Speaker:

Dr. Spiros Lazarou

Slot:

Friday, October 4 | 13:00-14:00

Location:

Breakout Room 1.06 / CCL – Lisbon Congress Centre, Pavilion 4, first floor

Registration:

Pre-registration for the Workshops will be available soon. Should the workshops be booked-out, please check at the GE Healthcare exhibition booth for available seats.

Could AI be the key to tackling the global shortage of radiologist?

The global shortage of radiologists is a pressing concern impacting patient care worldwide. However, AI is revolutionizing radiology by expediting diagnoses, enhancing efficiency, and serving as valuable decision support. Join Chad McClennan to hear the latest trends and scientific evidence about AI decision support in Thyroid and Breast Ultrasound. Attendees will learn how the latest AI developments have the potential to streamline workflow and increase clinical confidence.

Speaker:

Chad McClennan

Slot:

Friday, October 4 | 15:00-15:30

Location:

Breakout Room 1.06 / CCL – Lisbon Congress Centre, Pavilion 4, first floor

Registration:

Pre-registration for the Workshops will be available soon. Should the workshops be booked-out, please check at the GE Healthcare exhibition booth for available seats.

Multiparametric hands on ultrasound workshop

Joins this workshop led by our clinical experts to have hands on experience on multiparametric breast ultrasound to improve your diagnostic confidence. This workshop dissect the myth on Volume Navigation, elastrography and artificial intelligence and give you a chance to practise and learn directly from our experts. Limited seats available

Speaker:

Dr. Spiros Lazarou
Dr. Alfonso Fausto
Prof. Erkin Aribal

Slot:

Friday, October 4 | 16:30-17:30

Location:

Breakout Room 1.06 / CCL – Lisbon Congress Centre, Pavilion 4, first floor

Registration:

Pre-registration for the Workshops will be available soon. Should the workshops be booked-out, please check at the GE Healthcare exhibition booth for available seats.

Hands on workshop – Value of automated breast ultrasound in screening: Standalone and as a supplemental to digital breast tomosynthesis

Dense breast tissue is a primary factor contributing to breast cancer risk that also reduces the sensitivity of mammograms. Join this workshopt to learn about the comparison of different modality when it comes to screening dense breast. You will have a chance to expereince a guided clincal case review on the ABUS workstation

Speaker:

Prof. Erkin Aribal

Slot:

Friday, October 4 | 14:00-15:00

Location:

Breakout Room 1.05 / CCL – Lisbon Congress Centre, Pavilion 4, first floor

Registration:

Pre-registration for the Workshops will be available soon. Should the workshops be booked-out, please check at the GE Healthcare exhibition booth for available seats.

Value of CEM with microcalcifications, how CEM can improve PPV of biopsy.

The use of contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) in evaluating microcalcifications is an emerging area of breast imaging. While digital mammography is excellent at detecting microcalcifications, morphological descriptors are not specific enough to predict the absence of malignancy. Combining morphological descriptors and enhancement can provide a better assessment of the risk of malignancy and help reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies in microcalcificacion .

Speakers:

Dr. Stefania Orlando, Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona/ES

Slots:

Friday, October 4 | 10:45-11:45
Saturday, October 5 | 10:35-11:35

Location:

Breakout Room 1.09 / CCL – Lisbon Congress Centre, Pavilion 4/5, first floor

Registration:

Pre-registration for the Workshops will be available soon. Should the workshops be booked-out, please check at the GE Healthcare exhibition booth for available seats.

Implementing CEM & CEM Biopsy in One Stop Clinic environment

CEM as a functional imaging tool provides essential information within the context of the “One Stop Clinic” during the initial diagnostic process. This information allows for the performance of invasive diagnostic procedures during the initial evaluation, thereby improving the initial local-regional staging, reducing the number of hospital visits, and decreasing the anxiety and uncertainty for women with suspected cancer.

Speakers:

Dr Ana Maria Rodriguez Arana , Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Slots:

Thursday, October 3 | 17:00-18:00 
Friday, October 4 | 15:30-16:30

Location:

Breakout Room 1.09 / CCL – Lisbon Congress Centre, Pavilion 4/5, first floor

Registration:

Pre-registration for the Workshops will be available soon. Should the workshops be booked-out, please check at the GE Healthcare exhibition booth for available seats.

Improving neo-adjuvant patients’ workflow: CEM coupled with non-wire probe-guided surgical marker navigation system

Neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) has become more prevalent in early-stage breast cancer, offering advantages such as tumour reduction, enhanced surgical outcomes, and the ability to assess treatment effectiveness. Advances in imaging methods like MRI and contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) have improved the ability to predict treatment outcomes and evaluate residual disease. Non-wire technologies are employed to mark tumour sites for surgery following NAT, although each method has certain limitations, particularly concerning MRI compatibility. CEM is gaining recognition as a viable alternative for tracking tumour response to NAT, especially in conjunction with localisation technologies like Sirius Pintuition.

Speakers:

Dr Sana Harguem Zayani, Radiologue praticienne des CLCC, Service d’imagerie diagnostique, Institut Gustave Roussy, Paris/France.

Slots:

Thursday, October 3 | 15:10-16:10 
Friday, October 4 | 08:00-09:00

Location:

Breakout Room 1.09 / CCL – Lisbon Congress Centre, Pavilion 4/5, first floor

Registration:

Pre-registration for the Workshops will be available soon. Should the workshops be booked-out, please check at the GE Healthcare exhibition booth for available seats.

Automated Breast Ultrasound : Does it have an effective role in a rapid diagnostic breast center?

The One-Stop Clinic™ (OSC) for Breast is a customized, value-based, breast care offering designed to help caregivers optimize and accelerate their breast care service lines with unparalleled clinical accuracy with patient experience in mind. Whereas new technology like Automated breast has been shown to create invaluable benefit along the breast care pathway overcoming challenges related to shortages of radiologist. Join us to hear about the potential value of Automated breast ultrasound in the OSC from clinical and workflow perspective, and how personalised approach can be achieved in a multimodality, multidisciplinary environment.

Speaker:

Dr Ana Maria Rodriguez Arana , Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Slot:

Saturday, October 5 | 12:30-13:00

Location:

Breakout Room 1.05 / CCL – Lisbon Congress Centre, Pavilion 4, first floor

Registration:

Pre-registration for the Workshops will be available soon. Should the workshops be booked-out, please check at the GE Healthcare exhibition booth for available seats.