2021
Friday Fri
Updates Regarding COVID-19 Advisory
In light of the University’s guidance around social distancing, we have reviewed our upcoming Pediatric Grand Rounds sessions and have decided to move forward with virtual sessions for the immediate future.
*Please note that all Pediatric Grands Rounds sessions will be online only. Please do not go to LPCH Auditorium.
Pediatric Grand Rounds (CME): Microbubbles: A New Era in Pediatric Ultrasound
Richard Barth, MD, FACR, FAAP - Stanford School of Medicine
This session will review how ultrasound contrast agents work, advantages compared with other imaging modalities (x-ray, CT and MRI ), approved clinical indications and implementation into clinical practice at LPCH.The safety profile for contrast ultrasound use in both adults and children will be reviewed. Emerging off-label applications of ultrasound contrast will also be discussed.
Speakers
Richard Barth, MD, FACR, FAAP
Radiologist-in-Chief
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Professor and Associate Chairman of Radiology
Stanford University School of Medicine
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Session Description
This talk will review how ultrasound contrast agents work, advantages compared with other imaging modalities (x-ray, CT and MRI ), approved clinical indications and implementation into clinical practice at LPCH. The safety profile for contrast ultrasound use in both adults and children will be reviewed. Emerging off-label applications of ultrasound contrast will also be discussed.
Education Goals
- Learn about advantages of ultrasound contrast exams as an alternative to CT or MRI studies.
- Learn how contrast agents work and clinical indications for ultrasound contrast studies including characterization of pediatric liver lesions and for diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux
- Learn about safety profile for ultrasound contrast agents
- Discuss emerging off-label applications of ultrasound contrast agents