May 22-23, 2026 - Gyn. Ultrasound Essentials 2026

About this course

Gyn Ultrasound Essentials 2026 will focus on key aspects of gynecological imaging, including ovarian masses (benign and malignant), endometriosis, endometrial cancer, pelvic floor ultrasound, uterine imaging (adenomyosis, fibroids, sarcomas), and gynecological emergencies.

On-site participation in Valencia is limited to 50 seats, offering an exclusive learning experience for a small audience, with direct interaction and live sessions in the lecture hall.

May 22 (Friday) will be devoted to pre-courses and live demo sessions, designed to enrich participants’ hands-on experience.
May 23 (Saturday) will feature a full-day scientific program with expert lectures and discussions on clinical challenges, diagnostic strategies, and innovations in gynecological ultrasound.

Join Extempore in Valencia — onsite for an exclusive in-person experience or online from anywhere in the world! 

Course registration

To register for the course, you can choose from a full-access exclusive onsite participation or a fully virtual - via livestream - participation. 

Program overview
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May 22, 2026 

09:00 Day Opening Notes

Pre-course 1. How to perform a normal gyn scan

09:10 Lecture 1. How to perform a normal gyn scan Ligita Jokubkiene

09:30 Lecture 2. 3D ultrasound in the assessment of uterine malformations Ligita Jokubkiene

09:55 Live scan. Patient 1. Vaginal, Abdominal, 3D Ligita Jokubkiene

10:10 QA

Pre-course 2. How to scan the patient with adnexal mass using two-step strategy

10:30 Lecture 3. Benign descriptors Tom Bourne

10:55 Lecture 4. ADNEX model (rare tumours in younger patients included) Dirk Timmerman

11:15 Lecture 5. Pattern recognition for making a specific diagnosis (rare masses) Lil Valentin

11:40 Lecture 6. Tumor biomarkers Dirk Timmerman

12:05 Live scan. Scanning the patient with adnexal mass (applying benign descriptors and ADNEX model on ultrasound machine) Dirk Timmerman

12:25 Live scan Tom Bourne

12:40 QA

12:50 Lunch

Pre-course 3. How to scan patients with suspected endometriosis (+IDEA)

14:00 Lecture 7. Atypical endometriomas Inessa Safonova

14:25 Lecture 8. Deep endometriosis in the anterior and posterior compartments Ligita Jokubkiene

14:50 Lecture 9. Superficial endometriosis Juan Luis Alcázar

15:15 Lecture 10. Malignization in endometriosis Lil Valentin

15:40 Live scan. Scanning patients with suspected endometriosis Ligita Jokubkiene

16:00 Live scan. Scanning patients with suspected endometriosis Lil Valentin

16:20 QA

16:30 Coffee-break

Pre-course 4. How to scan the patient with suspected ovarian cancer

17:00 Lecture 11. Staging ovarian cancer by ultrasound Juan Luis Alcázar

17:30 live scan. Scanning for staging purposes: transvaginal & abdominal US Juan Luis Alcázar

17:50 QA

18:00 Day Closing Notes 

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May 23, 2026 

09:00 Day Opening Notes

Session 1. Emergency and pelvic pain in gynecology

09:10 Lecture 1. Ectopic pregnancy: both extrauterine and uterine Inessa Safonova

09:35 Lecture 2. Adnexal torsion Ligita Jokubkiene

10:00 Lecture 3. Ruptured Ovary Inessa Safonova

10:25 Lecture 4. Non-gynecological pelvic masses Juan Luis Alcázar

10:50 Discussion

Session 2. Uterus

11:05 Lecture 5. Typical and atypical uterine fibroids Inessa Safonova

11:30 Lecture 6. Adenomyosis Ligita Jokubkiene

11:55 Lecture 7. What to do with asymptomatic thickened endometrium and asymptomatic polyps Lil Valentin

12:20 Discussion

12:40 Lunch

Session 4. Adnexal masses

13:40 Lecture 8. Common ovarian masses Lil Valentin

14:05 Lecture 9. Adnexal pathology in pregnancy Inessa Safonova

14:30 Lecture 10. Management of incidentally detected adnexal masses Lil Valentin

14:55 Lecture 11. AI in adnexal masses using US Juan Luis Alcázar

15:20 Discussion

15:40 Day Closing Notes