Emphasis is placed on the professional, ethical, and attitudinal qualities of the sonographer.
The history of sonography is presented as well as legal and ethical issues of the profession. Scanning protocols, basic machine operations, and patient preps are presented. This course is designed to correlate with the students' beginning experiences in clinical training. Beginning level sonographic anatomy is presented. I 4 Quarter Hours Advanced sonographic anatomy of the normal abdomen, retroperitoneum, and pelvis, including all soft tissue organs and major vascular structures is presented.