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1:30 PM–1:50 PM Ultrasound Biopsies: Why Use a Sonographer?M. Robert De Jong, RDCS, RDMS, RVT1:50 PM–3:30 PM Hands-on ScanningSusan Ackerman, MD, Shwetta Bhatt, MD, Wui Chong,MD, Vikram Dogra, MD, Ulrike Hamper, MD, MBA,Dean Nakamoto, MD, Raj Paspulati, MD, DeborahRubens, MD, and Leslie Scoutt, MD3:30 PM–4:30 PMRefreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall4:30 PM–5:30 PMScientific SessionsFive concurrent sessions, each including 5 presentations on the latestultrasound research, are offered during this period. * indicates presenter;(CR) indicates Case Report.Friday, March 14 • ConventionBasic Science: Tissue CharacterizationModerators: Timothy Hall, PhD, and Ernest Feleppa, PhDMarriott Halls 5 and 6 · North Tower/Marriott Pavilion/Lobby Level4:30 PM–4:42 PM410525 Improved Ultrasound Imaging of Brachytherapy Seeds ThroughLow-Frequency Shaking Ex VivoMuratore, Robert*; Kalisz, Andrew; Bhatt, Geet K.; Alam, S. Kaisar;Feleppa, Ernest J.4:42 PM–4:54 PM409907 Imaging the Nonlinear Elastic Properties of Breast TissuesHall, Timothy J.*; Barbone, Paul E.; Oberai, Assad A.; Sommer, Amy M.;Goenezen, Sevan; Jiang, Jingfeng4:54 PM–5:06 PM411726 Conventional-Frequency Ultrasound Detection of Apoptosis In VivoPapanicolau, Naum*; Azrif, Muhammad; Karshafian, Rafii; Giles,Anoja; Sadeghian, Alireza; Kolios, Michael C.; Czarnota, Gregory J.5:06 PM–5:18 PM408993 Hybrid Method for Attenuation EstimationKim, Hyungsuk; Varghese, Tomy*5:18 PM–5:30 PM410945 Spectrum Analysis for Detecting Micrometastases in Lymph NodesFeleppa, Ernest; Dasgupta, Shreedevi; Mamou, Jonathan*52