AOS 101L Sonography Scanning Lab (Fall 2024)
Course Description
This hands-on sonography scanning lab reinforces the development of the psychomotor and critical thinking skills required to perform abdominal and female pelvic diagnostic sonographic examinations. Students will build upon their knowledge of the anatomical landmarks, used for imaging of the abdominal vasculature, intraperitoneal and retroperitoneal organs, along with the female pelvis, the first and second trimester obstetrics. Scanning planes, image orientation and Northwell protocols are emphasized. In addition, patient care, ergonomics, transducer selection, transducer placement, and ultrasound equipment care, and cleaning are included.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to:
· Image the following abdominal vessels in the sagittal and transverse planes.
o Arteries
§ Aorta
§ Celiac axis
§ Hepatic
§ Splenic
§ Superior mesenteric artery (SMA)
§ Renal
o Veins
§ Inferior vena cava (IVC)
§ Portal – including the porta hepatis
§ Hepatic
§ Superior mesenteric vein (SMV)
§ Renal
· Follow the protocol (no Doppler or color), including, labeling, and measurements for the following sonographic exam:
o Liver
o Gall bladder
o Biliary system
o Pancreas
o Spleen
o Kidneys
o RUQ
o Complete abdomen
o Uterus
§ Transabdominal and Transvaginal (transvaginal images assessments will be using the phantom and simulator)
o Ovaries Transabdominal and Transvaginal (transvaginal images assessments will be using the phantom and simulator)
· Obstetrics – (transvaginal images assessments will be using the phantom and simulator)
o First trimester
o Second trimester –presentation, position, placenta localization, anatomy
· Demonstrate basic knob required to obtain optimal diagnostic images.
o Power On/Off
o Inputting patient data
o Presets
o Proper transducer selection
o Depth
o Focal Zone(s)
o Time Gain Compensator (TCG)
o Overall Gain
o Freeze
o Annotation
o Calipers/Measurements
o Harmonics
o Calculation Packages
· Demonstrate proper scanning ergonomics.
· Demonstrate scanning protocols.
· Demonstrate proper care of the transducers, ultrasound machine and accessories.
Prerequisites
AOS 100 Cross Sectional Anatomy
AOS 100L Introduction to Sonography Scanning
DMS 100 Foundations of Sonography and Patient Care
Corequisites
DMS 101 Ultrasound Physics I
AOS 101 Abdominal Sonography I
AOS 101L Abdominal Sonography I
AOS 131 Clinical I
AOS 111 Obstetrical/Gynecology Sonography I
Required Resources
· Hagen-Ansert, S.: Textbook of Diagnostic Sonography, 9th Edition. Publisher: Elsevier, 2022