Laboratory practice and demonstrations are an integral part of the course. This course emphasizes clinical experience progression under the supervision of faculty, sonography staff and clinical instructor. Emphasis placed on the female pelvis and obstetrical applications. Continued practicum in the clinical applications of abdominal sonography. Effective communication, operation of equipment, patient care, and technical skills developed.
Seminars are a regular component of the course.
Clinical applications, instrumentation, scan techniques, and sonographic methods used to visualize abdominal organs are discussed. Comparison of normal sonographic patterns with pathology appearances, physiology, differentials, and related organ involvement. Correlation of relevant laboratory data, clinical symptoms with pathologies. Discussion of pediatric pathologies. Presentation of pathologic processes, sonographic appearances, and clinical history.