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Official Course Description:
MCCCD Approval: 12-10-02 |
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DMI255
2003 Spring – 2010 Summer
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LEC |
2.50 Credit(s) |
2.50 Period(s) |
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Concepts
of Vascular Imaging |
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Vascular
physics and terminology. Application of imaging concepts to arterial, venous,
and cerebrovascular ultrasound. Normal, abnormal
and pathologic states of human vascular anatomy. Review and demonstration of
selected scanning protocols to include extremity and cerebral vascular
systems. Prerequisites: Admission to Diagnostic
Medical Ultrasound program. |
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MCCCD
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DMI255 2003
Spring – 2010 Summer II |
Concepts of Vascular Imaging |
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Define general terms related to vascular sonography. (I) |
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Apply specific terms and physical units related to
vascular ultrasound physics including real-time, Doppler and color flow. (II)
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Describe the anatomy of the normal arterial vascular
system. (Ill) |
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Demonstrate scanning protocols for the normal and abnormal
arterial vascular system. (III, IV) |
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Compare and contrast scan protocols of the arterial,
venous, and cerebrovascular system. (III-VII) |
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Explain the pathology of selected abnormal conditions of
the arterial vascular system. (IV) |
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Describe the normal anatomy of the venous system. (V) |
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Demonstrate scanning protocols to detect pathology of the
upper and lower extremity venous system. (V-VI) |
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Explain the pathology of selected abnormal states of the
venous system. (VI) |
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Describe the normal cerebrovascular
system. (VII) |
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Demonstrate scanning protocols to detect normal and
abnormal findings of the cerebrovascular system.
(VII-VIII) |
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Explain the pathology of selected abnormal states of the cerebrovascular system. (VIII) |
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Describe current developments in vascular imaging. (IX) |
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Compare and contrast specific vascular ultrasound imaging
equipment. (X) |
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DMI255 2003
Spring – 2010 Summer II |
Concepts of Vascular Imaging |
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I. Medical Terminology A. Anatomy B. Vascular terms 1. arteries 2. veins C. Sonographic
terms 1. normal 2. abnormal 3. pathologic II. Vascular Ultrasound
Physics A. Real time 1. physical principles 2. flow principles 3. demonstration of proper
use B. Doppler 1. principles of flow 2. duplex scanning 3. continuous wave 4. pulsed wave 5. demonstration of proper
use C. Color flow 1. technical factors 2. forward flow 3. reverse flow 4. signal interpretation 5. demonstration of proper
use III. Normal Arterial
Vasculature A. Anatomy 1. peripheral vessels 2. deep abdominals B. Protocols C. Segmental pressures D. Measurements E. Demonstration of
scanning protocols IV. Abnormal Arterial
Vessels A. Anatomical variants B. Disease states 1. arteriosclerosis 2. tumors 3. aneurysms 4. fistulas 5. physiologic states C. Protocols D. Segmental pressure E. Measurements F. Other findings G. Demonstration of
scanning protocols V. Venous Imaging A. Anatomy 1. upper extremity 2. lower extremity B. Protocols C. Signal interpretation D. Measurements E. Demonstration of
scanning protocols VI. Abnormal Venous Imaging
A. Anatomic variants B. Disease states 1. thrombus 2. emboli 3. varicosities 4. tumors 5. valvular
incompetence 6. aneurysms C. Protocols D. Signal interpretations E. Measurements F. Other findings VII. Cerebrovascular
Imaging A. Anatomy 1. carotid arteries 2. vertebral arteries 3. circle of Willis 4. anastamoses
B. Protocol C. Scanning techniques D. Applications E. Measurements VIII. Abnormal Cerebrovascular Imaging A. Disease states 1. atherosclerosis 2. plaque 3. aneurysm 4. bruits 5. tumors 6. fistulas 7. post-surgical B. Traumas C. Anatomic variants D. Neonates E. Other findings IX. Trends A. current B. Future X. Vascular Imaging
Equipment A. Real-time B. Color flow C. Doppler D. Multi-purpose equipment E. Comparing types of
equipment with exam results |
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