Ultrasound Image Optimization: Sonographer Technique, Hardware, Software and Essential Physics

Course overview

This 1-hour course covers an introductory look at the main control settings of an ultrasound system, and how to utilize them in both pre- and post-processing to optimize ultrasound images for effective diagnostic purposes. In conjunction with the SDEP scanning protocol, where attendees learn the SDEP hand maneuvers, this course will help participants optimize the images while scanning by explaining how to manually adjust settings on the ultrasound machine, and the basic acoustic physics behind what those settings do. Machine hardware and software considerations and challenges will be discussed.