Liver disease comprises a wide spectrum of hepatic dysfunction. Once disease is suspected, an accurate diagnosis is the key to developing treatment strategies, monitoring those strategies and then providing long-term follow-up. Virtual Touch Quantification™ (VTQ) is a clinically proven real-time technique that utilises Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) technology to gently displace tissue for quantitative evaluation of liver tissue stiffness properties.
Topics to be covered include:
• Current evidence for ARFI – factors affecting accuracy
• Pros & cons of ARFI versus other non-invasive techniques
• NICE guidelines
• Practical tips
• Setting up a service
• Questions and answers session
This course is suitable for:
Potential and existing ARFI users: Gastroenterologists, Hepatologists, Radiologists, Radiographers and Specialist Nurses.
Cost:
There will be no registration fee, but attendees will be required to cover their own travel.
Refreshments and lunch will be provided
Faculty:
Dr David Sherman, Professor Paul Sidhu, Dr Phil Shorvon and Dr Phillip Lung
Please click on this link to register. http://www.healthcare.siemens.co.uk/education/uk-courses/shearwave-user-day
