Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound, TIRADS

Sunday, April 7, 2024

9:00am – 10:30am

Location:Governor's D - 4th Floor

CE: 1.5

This session will provide an update on the role of ultrasound in the assessment of thyroid disease and discuss ACR's updated TIRADS criteria utilized for the evaluation of the thyroid nodules. In addition, the session will focus on the diseases of the parathyroid gland with a review of both benign and malignant lesions and related sonographic findings. Lastly, the attendees will learn about other common and rare conditions that can be detected on ultrasound examination of the neck.

Moderator(s)

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Mary Frates, MD, FAIUM, FACR, FSRU

Vice Chair Academic Advancement/ Ultrasound Service Chief/ Professor of Radiology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, United States

Session Speaker(s)

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Mary Frates, MD, FAIUM, FACR, FSRU

Vice Chair Academic Advancement/ Ultrasound Service Chief/ Professor of Radiology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, United States
Jonathan Kirsch, MD

Associate Professor
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, United States
William Middleton, MD

Professor of Radiology
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
St. Louis, United States

Learning Objectives:

Describe sonographic features of pathological processes and conditions of the thyroid gland.
Review the new TIRADS updates.
Describe the sonographic appearance of parathyroid benign and malignant lesions.
Review differentiating features of common and rare pathological conditions in the neck beyond the thyroid and parathyroid glands.

Presentations:

9:00am – 9:20am

TIRADS and Thyroid
Mary C. Frates, MD, FAIUM, FACR, FSRU – Brigham and Women's Hospital
9:20am – 9:40am

Parathyroid
Jonathan Kirsch, MD – Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
9:40am – 10:00am

Salivary Glands and Neck Masses
William Dana Middleton, MD – Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology