Sonographer Safety Issues
Chapter 4 Sonographer Safety Issues Objectives Students who successfully complete this chapter will be able to do the following: • Discuss the prevalence, causes, and risks of musculoskeletal injuries (MSI) in…
Clinical Assessments and Sonographic Procedures
Chapter 6 Clinical Assessments and Sonographic Procedures Objectives Students who successfully complete this chapter will be able to do the following: • List the major specialty sonographic examinations. • Describe and demonstrate…
Sound Futures
Chapter 8 Sound Futures Objectives Students who successfully complete this chapter will be able to do the following: • Compare and contrast the roles and functions of hospitals and clinics. • List…
The Sonographer as Student
Chapter 2 The Sonographer as Student Objectives Students who successfully complete this chapter will be able to do the following: • Name the three types of memory and describe how each…
Communication and Critical Thinking Skills
Chapter 3 Communication and Critical Thinking Skills Objectives Students who successfully complete this chapter will be able to do the following: • Define communication and the components necessary for communication to…
Professional Development and Leadership
Chapter 9 Professional Development and Leadership Objectives Students who successfully complete this chapter will be able to do the following: • Describe the functional skills expected of a diagnostic medical sonographer….
Legal and Ethical Aspects of Sonography
Chapter 7 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Sonography Objectives Students who successfully complete this chapter will be able to do the following: • Differentiate between statutory, administrative, and common law. • Define…
Neurosonography in Neonates, Infants and Children
Fig. 3.1 Trapezoid view using high-resolution linear transducer for transfontanellar brain US. Normal neonatal brain US in a coronal section through foramen of Monro (a) and sagittal section in midline…
Ultrasound of the Urogenital Tract
Fig. 10.1 Normal bladder US. (a) Schematic drawing with respective images demonstrating standard measurements for volume calculation. Correction factor varies with bladder shape. Additionally bladder wall thickness may be an…
Theory and Basics
Frequency (MHz) Resolution (mm) Depth (mm) Axial Lateral 3.5 7 2 160 5 0.6 1.2 100 7.5 0.4 0.8 50 The higher the frequency, the better the resolution; lateral resolution…
