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Selection and Set-up of Ultrasound in Point-of-Care Medical Practice.- Principles of Ultrasound Relevant for Advanced Sonographers.- Understanding Knobology and Optimal Settings for Clinician-Performed Ultrasound.- The Use of Vascular Ultrasound and Doppler Settings in Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases.- 3D Ultrasound.- Elastography: Applications and Limitations of New Technology.- Anatomy: Normal Landmarks for Conducting Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound.- Pattern Recognition for Cancer Risk-Stratification in Ultrasound of Thyroid Nodules.- Pattern Recognition: Multinodular Goiter.- Pattern Recognition: Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.- Pattern Recognition: Graves' Disease.- Ultrasound Imaging of Embryological Variants and Anomalies of the Thyroid.- Artifacts and Eponyms in Thyroid Ultrasound.- Features of Malignancy in Thyroid Nodules.- Pattern Recognition: Calcifications and Hyperechoic Foci.- Sonographic Features and Management of Cervical Nodal Metastasis.- Evaluation of the Central Neck:Why, When, How.- Evaluation of the Lateral Cervical Nodal Basins: Why, When, How.- Imaging of the Re-operative or "Empty" Neck.- Anatomic Appearance and Distribution of Abnormal Parathyroid Glands.- Ultrasound as a Localization Technique in Primary Hyperparathyroidism.- Ultrasound in Scenarios of Multigland Parathyroid Disease.- The Procedure of Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Biopsy of Thyroid and Parathyroid Lesions.- Thyroid FNA: When to Perform and When to Avoid.- Parathyroid FNA: Indications and Interpretation.- Pearls and Pitfalls of Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration.- Alcohol Ablation of Thyroid and Parathyroid Lesions.- HIFU: High-Frequency Ultrasound Ablation for Thyroid and Parathyroid Disease.- Laryngeal Ultrasound.- The Role of Ultrasound in Determining Eligibility for Remote Access and Robotic Surgery.- Intraoperative Use of Ultrasound in Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery.- Pediatric Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound.- Ultrasound for Surgeons: What I learned from Lifetime Practice.- Ultrasound for Endocrinologists: What I learned from Lifetime Practice.- Ultrasound for Radiologists: What I learned from Lifetime Practice.- Ultrasound for Primary Care Practitioners.- Ultrasound as a Component of the Medical School Curriculum.- Innovations on the Horizon for Ultrasound.- Key Components of a Comprehensive Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound Report.- Pathways to Ultrasound Certification.