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Ultrasonography Introduction

(Previously Diagnostic Ultrasound 1)

18 - 22 May 2026 |  Bangkok, Thailand

Registration Open

Course Overview

The objectives of this course are to provide participants with a basic knowledge of ultrasound image formation and current technology, and to perform routine abdominal ultrasonographic examination in dogs and cats.

Topics

  • Basic principle of ultrasonographic image formation
  • Ultrasonographic unit: transducer and setting
  • Semeiology and artifacts
  • General principles of abdominal US examination
  • Liver Spleen and lymph nodes
  • Kidneys
  • Female genital tract
  • Urinary bladder, male genital tract
  • GIT, Pancreas and Adrenal glands
  • Introduction to US guided biopsies and aspiration
  • Doppler principles
  • Abdominal vascular anatomy

Language

All modules will be held in English.

Requirement: Open for Newcomers!

ECTS CREDITS (MASTER & CERTIFICATE): 5

CPD Hours: 40

Tuition Fee*: 2.640 EUR

Early Registration Fee*: 2.540 EUR

Course Language: English

* eLibrary access is included in the course fee

This course is a part of the ESAVS MAS/CAS program.

Final Program
Monday, 18 May 2026

08:40 – 09:00 Welcome & Introduction to the Course
09:00 – 10:00 Basic Ultrasound Physics: Image Formation & Machine Settings
10:00 – 11:30 General Principles of Abdominal Ultrasonographic Examination & Ultrasonographic Reporting
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break
12:00 – 13:00 Ultrasound of the Liver: From Normal to Abnormal
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Ultrasound of the Spleen
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:15 Abdominal Lymph Nodes: How to Find & Interpret Them
16:15 – 17:15 Computer Case Discussion

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

09:00 – 10:30 Pancreas & Adrenal Glands: Not Always Easy
10:30 – 11:00 Upper & Lower Urinary System
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30 Upper & Lower Urinary System
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 Stomach, Small & Large Intestine: The Kingdom of Ultrasound
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:15 FNA / Biopsy
16:15 – 17:15 Computer Case Discussion

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

09:00 – 10:30 Female & Male Genital Tract
10:30 – 11:15 Basic US Doppler Principles
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:15 Normal Abdominal Vascular Anatomy
12:15 – 13:00 Computer Case Discussion
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:30 Machine Setting Review & Use of Different Probes
14:30 – 15:30 Practical Session: Liver (Both Lateral Recumbencies) & Spleen
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 18:00 Practical Session: Recognition of Kidneys, Urinary Bladder, Urethra, Genital Tract (Female & Male), Stomach, Small & Large Intestine

Thursday, 21 May 2026

09:00 – 11:00 Practical Session: Liver, Spleen & Pancreas
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:00 Practical Session: Adrenal Glands & Abdominal Lymph Nodes (Jejunal, Medial Iliac, Hepatic)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30 Practical Session: Upper & Lower Urinary System
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 18:00 Practical Session: Stomach, Small & Large Intestine

Friday, 22 May 2026

09:00 – 11:00 Practical Session: Genital Tract (Female & Male), FNA / Biopsy
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:00 Practical Session: Basic US Doppler & Normal Vascular Anatomy (Ao-CV-Porta)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30 Practical Session: Putting Everything Together
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 18:00 Practical Session: Putting Everything Together

(All practical sessions will be conducted with live beagle dogs. On day 3, cadavers will also be used for lab sessions)

 

 

 

Principal Course Master

Course Masters

Course Location

CU Innovation Center for Veterinary Clinical Training, 60th Anniversary Building, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Registration and Fees

Tuition fee: EURO 2.640,–

    Early registration: Euro 2.540,-

    (Deadline for FULL early registration payment: 30th April 2026)

Enroll now.

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