The 42nd edition of Arab Health Exhibition and Congress was officially opened on 30 January by his Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, deputy ruler of Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) minister of finance, and the president of the Dubai Health Authority.
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.Arab Health 2017 will feature 4,400 exhibitors, an increase of over 400 companies over last year's meeting. More than 110,000 attendees from over 70 countries are expected to take part in the conference, which runs from 30 January to 2 February at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center.
This year's event also includes the debut of new hands-on-training sessions, which allow physicians, surgeons, and technicians from the region to learn and practice new techniques using the latest equipment in areas such as cardiology, neurology, surgery, gastroenterology, urology, oncology, and radiology, according to the conference. In addition, the 3D Medical Printing Zone has returned after a successful debut at Arab Health 2016. It has been expanded to reflect the growing use of 3D printing technology in healthcare, and will include items such as 3D-printed bionic limbs and real-life models of 3D-printed organ models, according to Arab Health.
A total of 14 conferences -- including the Total Radiology Conference -- will also be held over the four days of the meeting.
![Examples of ultrasound findings and techniques. (A) Images in a 39-year-old male patient with a mass in the left thigh. The mass is heterogeneous on the B-mode US image (compared with the patient in D) and showed increased microvascularity (superb microvascular imaging [SMI]) and shear-wave elastography (SWE) values. Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma was diagnosed at biopsy (with pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma in surgical specimen). (B) Images in an 18-year-old male patient with a mass in the left leg. The mass is hypoechoic on the B-mode image, with no other findings suggestive of malignancy. The lesion is in contact with the cortex of the tibia, which is slightly irregular. CT revealed a doubtful anteromedial tibial erosion. The microvascular study demonstrated high vascularization, suggestive of malignancy. Periosteal Ewing sarcoma was diagnosed with both histologic and immunohistochemical confirmation. (C) Images in a 69-year-old female patient with a lump growing on the outside of the left leg. Multiple SWE examinations were performed (please note the high values obtained in the measurements, whereas the color map highlights the stiffness relative to adjacent tissues). SMI showed areas of increased vascularization to target for sampling. Undifferentiated spindle cell sarcoma was diagnosed at biopsy, with residual leiomyosarcoma in the surgical specimen after neoadjuvant therapy. (D) Images in a 56-year-old female patient with a mass in the right thigh. The mass is heterogeneous at both B-mode ultrasound (similar to patient A) and MRI (coronal T2-weighted spectral attenuated inversion recovery [SPAIR]; T1-weighted pre-contrast and postcontrast imaging), which even shows uptake after the administration of paramagnetic contrast material, which is traditionally suggestive of malignancy. Low values at SMI and elastography are suggestive of benignity. Spindle cell lipoma was diagnosed at biopsy, with atypical spindle cell lipomatous tumor in the surgical specimen.](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/images-radiol250278fig2.APCFLSvX6p.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)