Ultrasound Basics Class Objectives
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Diagnostic Ultrasound
● Application for Diagnostic Ultrasound.
● Ultrasound Imaging Modes
● 2D/3D/4D What the difference?
● Applications of Imaging Modes
Physical Principles
● What is an ultrasound wave? Characteristics of the wave.
● Propagation in soft tissue Velocity, attenuation and frequency.
● What is echogenicity? Imaging liquids, solids and structures.
The Transducer
● Types of transducers and transducer nomenclature.
● Types of beam forming, physical, electronic and why.
● Transducer limitations, where physics meets physical.
● Resolution, axial, lateral, contrast and more.
Types of Imaging Systems
● Identifying your system.
● Basic ultrasound system blocks.
● Important differences between products.
Peripherals
● Printers and hardcopy devices.
● VCRs and motion storage.
● Color or Black and White, what’s important.
● Limitations.
Doppler
● Doppler and the Doppler formula.
● Normal vascular flow in a low resistance vessel.
● Spectral Doppler overview.
● Color Doppler overview.
● PW versus CW Doppler.
● Operating parameters for Spectral, Color, PW and CW Imaging.
The Ultrasound Exam
● I’m not a Sonographer.
● Basics of image orientation.
● Ultrasound scan planes.
● System function that effect the image.
● Starting and exam basics.
Evaluating an Image
● Phantom basics.
● Establishing a consistent setup.
● Evaluating important imaging components.
● Attenuation, physics rears its head again.
What’s Coming?
● Changes in hardware and software.
● New jargon. New Tools in Your Tool Box.
● Life after DICOM.
Open Forum and Review
● Review for Test.
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