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This course is designed to provide an overview of Diagnostic Medical Sonography and the role of the sonographer in the health care delivery system. The student will learn the functional responsibilities of the sonographer, and ergonomic principles to minimize and/or prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD) will be discussed. Medical law, ethics, practices, and policies of the health care organizations will be examined to include Patient's Bill of Rights, Standard Precautions and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Discussion of basic patient care and comfort principles will include patient transfer, oxygen, the taking of blood pressure, respiration, and pulse. Upon successful completion, the student will earn their American Heart Association BLS certification and understand the essentials of sonography.

The student will learn the basic concepts of ultrasound physics, frequency, velocity, sound attenuation in tissue, power and intensity, image formation, focal zones, transducer selection, image optimization, harmonics, spectral and color Doppler principles. Students will learn how they are applied to basic ultrasound instrumentation controls, digital signal and image processing, image quality and Doppler flow analysis. Concepts of acoustic artifacts will be introduced. The ALARA principle, biological effects, and safety will be stressed. The student will learn to perform measurements, pre and post processing enhancement, documentation and recording capabilities, picture archiving, digital imaging and communication in medicine. The student will be introduced to 3D/4D imaging and emerging technologies. The student will apply and manipulate these principles on ultrasound instruments in the scanning lab.

Correlated laboratory and scanning exercises using modern Diagnostic Medical ultrasound instrumentation.

This course is a continuation of DMS105. The student will continue to learn the basic concepts of ultrasound physics, frequency, and velocity, sound attenuation in tissue, power and intensity, image formation, focal zones, transducer selection, image optimization, harmonics, spectral and color Doppler principles.  Students will learn how they are applied to basic ultrasound instrumentation controls, digital signal and image processing, image quality and Doppler flow analysis.  Concepts of acoustic artifacts will be introduced.  The ALARA principles, biological effects and safety will be stressed.  The student will learn to perform measurements. Concepts also discussed are pre- and post-processing enhancement, documentation and recording capabilities, picture archiving, digital imaging and communication in medicine, 3D/4D imaging and emerging technologies.  The student will apply and manipulate these principles on ultrasound instruments in the scanning lab.

This laboratory course will support DMS106.  The student will continue to learn basic operating controls of the ultrasound instrument, and apply the basic concepts of frequency, velocity, sound attenuation in tissue, power and intensity, image formation, focal zones, transducer selection, image optimization, harmonics, spectral and color Doppler principles, on ultrasound instruments in the scanning lab. Student will also learn to set up and maintain a suitable scanning environment.

The student will learn the basic concepts of ultrasound physics, frequency, velocity, sound attenuation in tissue, power and intensity, image formation, focal zones, transducer selection, image optimization, harmonics, spectral and color Doppler principles. Students will learn how they are applied to basic ultrasound instrumentation controls, digital signal and image processing, image quality and Doppler flow analysis. Concepts of acoustic artifacts will be introduced. The ALARA principle, biological effects, and safety will be stressed. The student will learn to perform measurements, pre and post processing enhancement, documentation and recording capabilities, picture archiving, digital imaging and communication in medicine. The student will be introduced to 3D/4D imaging and emerging technologies. The student will apply and manipulate these principles on ultrasound instruments in the scanning lab.

Correlated laboratory and scanning exercises using modern Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound instrumentation.

This course is a continuation of DMS107. The student will continue to learn the basic concepts of ultrasound physics, frequency, and velocity, sound attenuation in tissue, power and intensity, image formation, focal zones, transducer selection, image optimization, harmonics, spectral and color Doppler principles. Students will learn how they are applied to basic ultrasound instrumentation controls, digital signal and image processing, image quality and Doppler flow analysis. Concepts of acoustic artifacts will be introduced. The ALARA principles, biological effects and safety will be stressed. The student will learn to perform measurements. Concepts also discussed are pre and post processing enhancement, documentation and recording capabilities, picture archiving, digital imaging and communication in medicine, 3D/4D imaging and emerging technologies.

This laboratory course will support DMS108. The student will continue to learn basic operating controls of the ultrasound instrument, and apply the basic concepts of frequency, velocity, sound attenuation in tissue, power and intensity, image formation, focal zones, transducer selection, image optimization, harmonics, spectral and color Doppler principles, on ultrasound instruments in the scanning lab. Student will also learn to set up and maintain a suitable scanning environment.

This course focuses on the detailed appearance of normal sectional anatomy in the transverse, longitudinal, and coronal planes used during sonographic examinations. Anatomy will be identified using cross-sectional cadaver images and correlated with sonographic images. Emphasis will be placed on the anatomy of the adult abdomen and pelvis which is seen sonographically. Structures are described according to their position and location in the body and their relationship to each other using medical terminology. Topics will also include basic organ function.