In-Office Ultrasonography for the Comprehensive Otolaryngologist

Monday, September 30, 2024

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

Location: MBCC, 201-202

CME/MOC Credit: 1

Disclosure(s):

Punam G. Thakkar, MD:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Arjun S. Joshi, MD:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

William R. R. Ryan, MD:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Madeleine P. Strohl, MD:

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Office-based ultrasonography is a high yield skill for both its diagnostic and therapeutic application. Due to its dynamic usage, technicians can detect pathologic structures in various planes. Surgeon operated ultrasound serves as a powerful tool in the otolaryngology-head and neck surgery clinic. In this session, we discuss high yield head and neck presentations with corresponding ultrasound characteristics.

We will begin by reviewing basic principles of head and neck ultrasonography, including appropriate set-up, patient positioning, and probe placement followed by a brief orientation to normal head and neck anatomy. We will transition to the application of cervical ultrasound as a diagnostic tool. Topics will include head and neck mass differentials (including, but not limited to: parapharyngeal space masses, salivary gland neoplasms, congenital cysts, and others). We will discuss the application of ultrasound in evaluating patients with cervical lymphadenopathy. We will explain morphologic differences between benign versus malignancy processes based on nodal architecture and location. We will discuss proper evaluation of salivary gland obstructive etiologies such as sialolithiasis and stenoses. Finally, we will conclude by discussing novel applications of ultrasound for office-based procedures, surgical planning and more.

Learning Objectives:

Participants should be able to recognize pathologic lymphadenopathy on ultrasound and describe differences in morphology of a benign vs malignant cervical lymph node.
Participants should be able to describe the sonographic appearance of common head and neck masses.
Participants should be able to recognize salivary obstruction and the corresponding etiology on ultrasound.

Moderator(s)

PT

Punam G. Thakkar, MD

Associate Professor
George Washington University
Bethesda, MD, United States

Disclosure(s):
faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Panelist(s)

Arjun S. Joshi, MD

Professor of Surgery
George Washington University Hospital
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Disclosure(s):
faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
William R. R. Ryan, MD

Professor
UCSF
Mill Valley, CA, United States

Disclosure(s):
faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
MS

Madeleine P. Strohl, MD

Assistant Professor
Univeristy of Louisville
Louisville, KY, United States

Disclosure(s):
faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.