Ultrasound/Gastrointestinal Series

Ultrasound/Gastrointestinal Series: Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound—Where Are We in 2010?

Monday, November 29, 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

The speakers are presenting a variety of studies related to contrast-enhanced ultrasound applications and are discussing applications in malignant and benign liver tumors, Crohn’s disease and its role in planning, targeting and monitoring tumor ablation procedures.

Speaker Information is:
  • Stephanie R. Wilson, MD, professor of medical imaging, obstetrics and gynecology, University of Toronto;
  • Robert Frederick Mattrey, MD, professor of radiology, University of California, San Diego; and
  • Juergen Karl Willmann, MD, assistant professor of radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, Calif.

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