Patrick Warren MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

William Eugene Shiels DO, Presenter: President, Mauka Medical Corporation Royalties, Mauka Medical Corporation Patent holder, Mauka Medical Corporation

Veronica Josephine Rooks MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Humberto Gerardo Rosas MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Corrie Marlene Yablon MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Andrada Roxana Popescu MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Linda J. Warren MD, Presenter: Shareholder, Hologic, Inc

Hisham A. Tchelepi MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

John Miras Racadio MD, Presenter: Research Consultant, Koninklijke Philips NV Travel support, Koninklijke Philips NV

Neil T. Specht MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Mahesh M. Thapa MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Kristin Marie Dittmar MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

James Walter Murakami MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Neil David Johnson MD, Presenter: Royalties, Merge Healthcare Incorporated

Stephen Clifford O'Connor MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

1) Identify basic skills, techniques, and pitfalls of freehand invasive sonography. 2) Discuss and perform basic skills involved in thermal tumor ablation in a live learning model. 3) Perform specific US-guided procedures to include core biopsy, abscess drainage, vascular access, cyst aspiration, soft tissue foreign body removal, and radiofrequency tumor ablation. 4) Incorporate these component skill sets into further life-long learning for expansion of competency and preparation for more advanced interventional sonographic learning opportunities.

Warren, P, Shiels, W, Rooks, V, Rosas, H, Yablon, C, Popescu, A, Warren, L, Tchelepi, H, Racadio, J, Specht, N, Thapa, M, Dittmar, K, Murakami, J, Johnson, N, O'Connor, S, Techniques for Interventional Sonography and Thermal Ablation (Hands-on Workshop).  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/12021459.html