Maricopa Community Colleges  DMI255   19996-20015 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  01/26/99
DMI255      19996-20015 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Concepts of Vascular Imaging
Vascular physics and terminology. Arterials, venous, and cerebrovascular applications of ultrasound. Normal, abnormal and pathologic state of human vascular anatomy. Prerequisites: Admission into the Diagnostic Ultrasound Technology Program.
 
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DMI255   19996-20015 Concepts of Vascular Imaging
1. List and define general terms related to vascular sonography. (I)
2. Define and apply specific terms and physical units related to vascularultrasound physics including real-time, doppler and color flow. (II)
3. Describe the anatomy of the normal arterial vascular system. (III)
4. Describe and identify specific abnormal and pathologic conditions of the arterial vascular system. (IV)
5. Describe the normal anatomy of the venous system. (V)
6. Describe and identify specific abnormal and pathologic states of the venous system. (VI)
7. Describe the normal cerebral vascular system. (VII)
8. Describe and identify specific abnormal and pathological state of the cerebrovascular system. (VIII)
9. Describe scan protocol of the arterial, venous, and cerebrovascular system. (III-VIII)
10. Describe current developments in vascular imaging. (IX)
11. Compare and contrast specific vascular ultrasound imaging equipment. (X)
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DMI255   19996-20015 Concepts of Vascular Imaging
    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
          B. Doppler
            1. principles of flow
            2. duplex scanning
            3. continuous wave
            4. pulsed wave
          C. Color flow
            1. technical factors
            2. forward flow
            3. reverse flow
            4. signal interpretation
        III. Normal Arterial Vasculature
            A. Anatomy
              1. peripheral vessels
              2. deep abdominals
            B. protocols
            C. segmental pressures
            D. measurements
          VI. 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
              V. Venous Imaging
              A. Anatomy
                1. upper extremity
                2. lower extremity
              B. protocols
              C. signal interpretation
              D. measurements
            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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