2026 Agenda
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2026
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Welcome Reception & 40th Anniversary Celebration
Steven Feinstein, Stephanie R. Wilson, and Petros Nihoyannopoulos
Toast the 40th Anniversary; thank the conference team; recognize Lantheus for their partnership and support.
Thursday, October 1st, 2026
7:00 – 8:00 AM
Breakfast & Exhibitor Zone
8:00 – 8:15 AM
Welcome & 40th Anniversary Remarks
Steven Feinstein welcomes attendees, reflects on forty years of innovation, celebrates the conference's global impact, recognizes the pioneers who advanced CEUS, and welcomes attendees to this milestone meeting.
8:15 – 9:30 AM
Session I: Global CEUS Reports
Chairs: Stephanie R. Wilson and Petros Nihoyannopoulos
Linda Feinstein & Robin J. Adams: ICUS Update: Expanding Global CEUS
Maria Cristina Chammas: CEUS in Latin America: Current Landscape, Clinical Growth, and Future Directions
Kassa Darge: Pediatric CEUS Global Update
Pintong Huang: CEUS in China Update
Roxy Senior: European and International CEUS Update
9:30 – 10:00 AM
Networking Break & Exhibitor Zone
Coffee and refreshments served.
10:00 – 11:30 AM
Session II: Clinical Studies
Chairs: Mike Main and J. Brian Fowlkes
Kullervo Hynynen: FUS and Brain Cancer
Ian Mark: Intraoperative Pituitary CEUS
Flemming Forsberg: Pancreatic Cancer Sonoporation Clinical Trial Update
Richard G. Barr: Ultra Resolution Microscopy of the Kidney
Pintong Huang: Fusion Imaging for Liver Tumor Ablation
John Eisenbrey: Microbubble Cavitation for Improving Immunotherapy Response in Head and Neck Cancer: Early Clinical Results
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Break & Exhibitor Zone
Pick Up Box Lunches to Take into the Ballroom
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Lunch & Learn
Chairs: Petros Nihoyannopoulos and Stephanie R. Wilson
Industry Partner Lunch & Learn Presentations
1:00 – 2:30 PM
40th Anniversary Keynote
Moderator: Mike Main
Mike Main: Forty Years of Innovation and Inspiration
Harvey Feigenbaum: Development of CEUS: How It Began
Anthony DeMaria: CEUS in Cardiology: Today and Tomorrow
Peter Burns: CEUS in Radiology: Trends and Developments
Kassa Darge: Growth of Pediatric CEUS and Impact on Care
Mike Main: Interactive Discussion and Audience Reflections
2:30 – 3:00 PM
Dessert Break & Exhibitor Zone
Celebrate forty years while networking with colleagues and exhibitors.
3:00 – 4:15 PM
Session III: New Clinical Applications
Chairs: Wilson Mathias Jr. and Maria Cristina Chammas
Misun Hwang & Becky Riggs: Brain CEUS in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Jonathan R. Lindner: Translational Steps Toward Cavitation-Facilitated Gene Therapy
Dirk-André Clevert: Super-Resolution Ultrasound in Small Parts
Rajas Chaubal: Presentation Title TBD
Dan Adam: Detection of Pancreatic Dysplasia and Cancer
4:15 – 4:30 PM
Refreshment Break
4:30 – 5:30 PM
Session IV: Clinical Updates
Chairs: Alan Goldberg and Gina Hesley
Jordan Strom: Forty Years of Administration: What Have We Learned About Safety?
Otto Kamp: Sonothrombolysis in STEMI
Yuko Kono: CEUS LI-RADS 2026 Update
Andrej Lyshchik: CEUS of Indeterminate Ovarian Lesions: NIH/NCI Prospective Multicenter Study
Amer Johri: Carotid CEUS and CIRCE Updates
7:00 – 9:00 PM
40th Anniversary Pub Trivia Night
Celebrate four decades of CEUS with colleagues through trivia, networking, and friendly competition.
Friday, October 2nd, 2026
7:00 – 8:00 AM
Breakfast & Exhibitor Zone
8:00 – 8:20 AM
Emerging CEUS Leaders
Poster Awards
Cardiology
Radiology
Pediatrics
Basic Science
Scientific Presentation: Winning Poster
8:20 – 9:35 AM
Session V: Advanced Applications I
Chairs: Odd Helge Gilja, Otto Kamp, and Christine Lee
John Pacella: Presentation TBD
Mengxing Tang: Super-Resolution Ultrasound Localization Microscopy and Quantitative Image Biomarkers
Brandon Helfield: Cardiac Gene Delivery
Kourosh Kalayeh: Human Bladder Pressure Measurement with Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: An Update
Flordeliza Villanueva: Presentation TBD
9:35 – 10:00 AM
Networking Break & Exhibitor Zone
10:00 – 11:15 AM
Session VI: Advanced Applications II
Chairs: Seth Powsner and Folkert Ten Cate
Vahe Fahradyan: Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Lymphography for Intraoperative Lymphatic Mapping: Mayo Clinic Experience
Klazina Kooiman: Vascular Drug Delivery with Targeted Monodisperse Microbubbles
Massimo Mischi: Uterine CEUS Biomarkers of Adenomyosis
Mike Averkiou: Transient Vascular Shutdown: A Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Marker for Liver Cancer
Evan Unger: Next Generation Contrast Agents
11:15 – 11:30 AM
Break & Exhibitor Zone
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Session VII: Advanced Applications III
Costas D. Arvanitis: Presentation TBD
Hendrik Vos: High-Frame-Rate Vascular and Cardiac Flow Imaging
Nico de Jong: 4D Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging of the Brain
Hessel Wijkstra: Prostate Imaging Trial Results
12:30 – 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 PM
Session VIII: Case Presentations
Chairs: Christina Merrill and Wilson Mathias Jr.
Arnaldo Rabischofsky: Cardiac CEUS Cases
Jess Stout: Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
Christina Merrill: Ovarian Quantification Techniques
Maria Stanczak: Tips & Tricks for Training Sonographers
2:30 – 2:45 PM
Final Networking Break
2:45 – 3:15 PM
Session IX: Looking Ahead to 2026
Presenters
Kassa Darge
Petros Nihoyannopoulos
Dirk-André Clevert
3:15 – 3:30 PM
Closing Remarks & Conference Adjournment
Steven Feinstein thanks attendees, faculty, industry partners, sponsors, and organizers, reflects on the success of the 40th International Bubble Conference, and invites participants to reconvene for the next International Bubble Conference.