SONODERM

Integrating Ultrasound in Clinical Dermatology

Hybrid Live Conference

Bucharest, Romania and/or online

11th - 12th September 2025

Conference objectives:

• Fundamentals of ultrasound and correct handling of ultrasound devices

• Ultrasound basic semiology, role of Doppler, elastography and CEUS in the assessment of dermatologic conditions

• Applications of high-frequency ultrasound in dermatology and cosmetology

• Knowledge of facial anatomy, skin layers, neurovascular structures and correlation to sonographic findings

• Understanding the role of high-frequency ultrasound in various inflammatory, vascular and tumoral (benign and malignant) pathologies of the skin and nail organ: clinical and typical sonographic aspects

• Monitoring of various topical and systemic therapies by means of ultrasound

• Role of high-frequency ultrasound in the perioperative setting in dermatologic surgery

• Applications of high frequency ultrasound in cosmetology:

o  Insights into filler injections

o   Identification of fillers under sonographic guidance

o   Avoidance of danger zones during filler injections by ultrasound guidance

o   Avoidance of neurovascular structures during thread lifting procedures

o   Identification of filler-related complications by means of ultrasound

• Understanding of basic ultrasound physics, principles of scanning, knoblogy, artefacts

• Independent sonographic identification of normal anatomical structures of the head-and neck area (skin layers, neurovascular structures)

• Lean how to perform vascular mapping to confirm the location, depth and size of arteries in the head-and-neck area

• Imaging of normal integument, sonographic evaluation methods of inflammatory conditions of the skin and nail organ – obtaining the view of the nail organ in physiological and pathological conditions; identifying normal vs. abnormal skin structure on ultrasound

• Understanding the role of ultrasound in benign and malignant skin tumors – obtaining the correct sonographic tumoral parameters: tumor lateral extension, tumor depth, relationship to neurovascular structures, type of vascularization, use of elastography

• Obtain sonographic images of relevant pathologies of the integument and soft tissues

• Choose patients where high-frequency ultrasound can improve diagnostic speed and accuracy

• Understand the role  of preoperative ultrasound in melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer

• Understanding and identifying danger zones of the head and neck area prior to filler injections; learn to avoid vascular complications by pre-procedural sonographic assessment of the area to inject

• Learn to identify and characterize previously placed fillers and threads in the head and neck area and how  complications such as granulomas, abscesses, hematomas appear on ultrasound

• Guidance of injections to dissolve hyaluronic acid fillers wrongly placed

• Incorporation of high-frequency ultrasound in daily patient care

The conference addresses a large variety of clinical specialties – dermatology, dermato-cosmetology, dermatologic and plastic surgery, radiology, general medicine etc. We encourage the attendance of not only specialist but also resident doctors.

• 09:00-09:10 Opening ceremony - Prof. Dr. Olga Simionescu, Prof. Dr. Maria Crișan, Prof. Dr. Radu Badea, Dr. Diana Crișan

• 09:10-09.30 Imaging techniques in dermatology: current state of the art - Dr. Andrada Săvianu

• 09:30-09:50 Challenging cases of dermatoscopic and ultrasound imaging - Prof. Dr. Olga Simionescu, Prof. Dr. Maria Crisan

• 09:50-10:10 Ultrasound examination technique. Tips and tricks - Dr. Orlando Catalano

• 10:10 -10:30 Histology and sonohistology of the integumentary system - Prof. Dr. Maria Crișan

• 10:30-10:50 Ultrasound in/of mucous membranes: tips and tops" - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fernando Alfageme-Roldan

• 10:50- 11:10 Role and Updates in Ultrasound of Nails - Prof. Dr. Ximena Wortsman

• 11:30-11:50 Ultrasonography of superficial tumors and pseudotumors. Positive and differential diagnosis.

  A multiparametric approach - Prof. Dr. Radu Badea

• 11:50-12:10 Hemangiomas and vascular anomalies - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Irene Salguero-Fernandez

• 12:10- 12:30 Ultrasound imaging of primary skin tumors (including melanoma) - Dr. Orlando Catalano

• 12:30-12:50 Role of sonography in the diagnosis and management of rare tumors - Prof. Dr. Maria Crișan

• 12:50-13:10 Ultrasound in staging, treatment planning and post-surgical follow-up of skin tumors - Dr. Orlando Catalano

• 13:10-13:30 Sonography in the dermatologic operating room (OR) - Dr. Diana Crișan

• 09:00-09:20 Ultrasonography in Vitiligo: Subclinical Findings - Prof. Dr. Ximena Wortsman

• 09:20-09:40 Ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of alopecias - Assoc. Prof. Fernando Alfageme-Roldan

• 09:40-10:00 Ultrasound in hidradenitis suppurativa - Dr. Valentina Dini

• 10:00-10:20 Role of Ultrasound to Diagnose Facial Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Discrimination from Acne Vulgaris - Prof. Dr. Ximena Wortsman

• 10:20-10:40 Role of sonography in psoriasis and nail onychopathy - Dr. Valentina Dini

• 10:40-11:00 Ultrasound in morphea, scleroderma, dermatomyositis and cutaneous lupus - Dr. Hana Decean

• 11:30-11:50 Sonoanatomy of the cephalic region (facial landmarks, layers, anatomical danger zones, important neurovascular structures) - Conf. Dr. Alexandru Badea, Conf. Dr. Dinu Dumitrașcu

• 11:50-12:10 Role of ultrasound in aesthetic procedures - Dr. Fernanda Cavallieri - online

• 12:10-12:40 Ultrasound of vascular and non-vascular complications of fillers - Dr. Claudia Gonzalez

• 12:40-13:00 Ultrasound of the complications of tensor threads and other non-filler procedures in aesthetic medicine - Dr. Claudia Gonzalez

• 17:20-18:00 Interesting clinical cases

• 18:00-18:30 Clinical cases submitted by participants

• 18:30-18:45 Closing remarks