IMPORTANT DATES
3 October 2026 / Congress Start Date 4 October 2026 / Congress End Date 3 October 2026 / Congress Start Date 4 October 2026 / Congress End Date

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

TIME HALL 1 TIME HALL 2
08.30-08.40 Opening, Introduction
Chair: Suna Ozhan Oktar, Mustafa Secil
   
08.40-10.10 Emerging Technologies in Ultrasound: Innovations and Future Direction
Technology presentations of vendors
   
10.10-10.30 Ultrasound Elastography: Update
Richard G. Barr
   
10.30-11.00 COFFEE BREAK 10.30-11.00 COFFEE BREAK
11.00-12.30 Liver Ultrasound – Elastography and Fat Quantification Techniques
Chair: Paul S. Sidhu
11.00-12.30 Oral Presentations
11.00-11.20 Liver Elastography Technique, Applications
Richard G. Barr
   
11.20-11.40 Liver Elastography Guidelines- Update
Giovanna Ferraioli
   
11.40-12.00 US-Based Hepatic Fat Quantification Techniques
Giovanna Ferraioli
   
12.00-12.20 Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound of the Liver
Paul S. Sidhu
   
12:20-12:30 DISCUSSION    
12.30-13.30 LUNCH 12.30-13.30 LUNCH
13.30-15.00 Thyroid Ultrasound – Current Techniques and Interventions
Chair:
S. Sureyya Ozbek
13.30-15.00 Genitourinary US – Current Techniques and Interventions
Chair:
Alper Ozel
13.30-13.50 Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules: TI-RADS and Other Classifications
Artur Salmaslioglu
13.30-13.50 Testis Multiparametric Ultrasound Update 2026
Michele Bertolotto
13.50-14.10 Multiparametric Ultrasound of Thyroid
Mustafa Secil
13.50-14.10 Penile Ultrasound
Michele Bertolotto
14.10-14.30 Thyroid Pathologies Other Than Nodular Diseases
Suhha Sureyya Ozbek
14.10-14.30 Benign Disorders of the Prostate
Artur Salmaslioglu
14.30-14:50 Ablation of Thyroid Nodules and Parathyroid Lesions
Halit Nahit Sendur
14.30-14:50 US Guided Focal Treatments and Fusion Biopsy of Prostate
Baris Bakir
14:50-15:00 DISCUSSION 14:50-15:00 DISCUSSION
15.00-15.30 COFFEE BREAK 15.00-15.30 COFFEE BREAK
15.30-17:30 HANDS-ON
Liver, Thyroid
15.30-17:30 HANDS-ON
Liver, Thyroid
TIME HALL 1 TIME HALL 2
08.30-10.00 Breast US – Current Techniques and Interventions
Chair:
Serap Gultekin
08.30-10.00 Vascular US – Current Techniques and Interventions
Chair:
Artur Salmaslioglu
08.30-08.50 Lesion Characterization
Serap Gultekin
08.30-08.50 Vascular CEUS: When and Why: A 2026 Update
Vito Cantisani
08.50-09.10 Elastography and CEUS in Breast
Richard G. Barr
08.50-09.10 Recent Advances in Vascular Ultrasound Imaging
Suna Ozhan Oktar
09.10-09:30 Biopsy and Fusion Biopsy of Breast Lesions
Serap Gultekin
09.10-09:30 Carotid Plaque Imaging
Maija Radzina
09.30-09:50 US Guided Ablation Treatments in Breast
Serkan Aribal
09.30-09:50 Varicose Veins: Evaluation and Endovenous Treatment
Levent Oguzkurt
09:50-10:00 DISCUSSION 09:50-10:00 DISCUSSION
10.00-10.30 COFFEE BREAK 10.00-10.30 COFFEE BREAK
10.30-12.00 Artificial Intelligence in Ultrasound
Chair:
Suha Sureyya Ozbek
10.30-12.00 Neck – Current Techniques and Interventions
Chair:
Elshad Sadigov
10.30-10.50 AI for Detection of Thyroid and Breast Nodules
Vito Cantisani
10.30-10.50 Ultrasound of Salivary Glands
Mustafa Secil
10.50-11.10 Future Perspectives in Mutiparametric US and AI
Maija Radzina
10.50-11.10 Parathyroid Lesions
Alper Ozel
11.10-11.30 AI to Quantify Fat
Giovanna Ferraioli
11.10-11.30 Current Concepts Lymph Node Imaging
Mahi Nur Cerit
11.30-11.50 AI - Friend and Foe of the Journal Editor
Paul Sidhu
11.30-11.50 Biopsy of Thyroid Nodules and Lymph Nodes
Suna Ozhan Oktar
11:50-12:00 DISCUSSION 11:50-12:00 DISCUSSION
12.00-13.30 LUNCH 12.00-13.30 LUNCH
13.30-15.00 Interventional Techniques – Current Trends
Chair:
Adnan Kabaalioglu
13.30-15.00 Musculoskeletal US – Current Techniques
Chair:
Ali Balci
13.30-13.50 Evolution of Vascular Access in Interventional Radiology
Levent Oguzkurt
13.30-14.00 Musculoskeletal US Techniques
Ali Balci
13.50-14.10 US Guided Liver Biposy and Ablation
Halit Nahit Sendur
14.00-14.30 Musculoskeletal Sonoelastography
Ali Balci
14.10-14.30 Uterine Myoma Ablation with Sonographic Guidance
Serkan Aribal
14.30-14.50 US in Peripheral Nerve Pathology
Maija Radzina
14.30-14:50 Renal Biopsy and Tumor Ablation
Mahi Nur Cerit
14:50-15:00 DISCUSSION
14:50-15:00 DISCUSSION
15.00-15.30 COFFEE BREAK 15.00-15.30 COFFEE BREAK
15.30-17.30 HANDS-ON
Biopsy and Ablation Techniques Hands-On
Varicose vein evaluation Hands-on
15.30-17.30 HANDS-ON
Biopsy and Ablation Techniques Hands-On
Varicose vein evaluation Hands-on