FYI: Diagnositic Ultrasound principles and Instruments

Diagnostic Ultrasound Principles and Instruments: Fundamentals and Advances

Presented by Frederick Kremkau, PhD
Date: December 5-6, 2009
Where: Montgomery College, Takoma Park campus, Maryland

Learner Objectives

• Explain how the pulse-echo principle applies to sonography.
• Describe the anatomic image formats used in sonography.
• Explain how an ultrasound transducer works.
• Describe the functions of the parts of a sonographic instrument.
• List imaging artifacts that can occur in sonography.
• Explain the risk and safety issues in sonography.
• Describe how the Doppler effect is applied in diagnostic ultrasound.
• List the ways in which Doppler information is presented by Doppler instruments.
• Explain how aliasing occurs with Doppler ultrasound and how it is corrected.
  

This course is for any speciality of sonographers and physicians and all levels of experience from beginning to advanced. WELCOME!