School of Breast Ultrasound

Hands-On Breast Ultrasound Imaging

Foundations of Hands-On Ultrasound for Beginners (Sat-Sun)

Most of our Guests have had some informal exposure to ultrasound before they come to class; many have not. We created this course to close this gap from uncertainty to confidence, for any area you’ll come to work in.

Exactly what its name implies, this course is best short-term preparation possible. Even if you are already experienced, the classroom instruction alone will demystify virtually all of the academic concepts of ultra-sound physics and instrument controls. We will focus on the common, universal applications of ultrasound technology, using different organ systems as test models. Accordingly, we do not target your experience to a single organ system. We’ll also make use of several different manufactured systems to help you gain confidence in the common operation of any machine you will come to work with. 

The difference between mediocrity and expert is in any career field usually only about 2%. Complete this course and you’ll come away with knowledge and skills that will boost you far above the rest in your field.

Class runs from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm over two days. One half of your time will be spent in classroom lectures and one half in instructor-guided, small group hands-on sessions. 

Our clinical hands-on instructors personally guide each Guest through specific exercises to accomplish maximum skills development. Our hands-on approach is focused on optimizing your performance for any specialized exam. In-depth techniques for specialized applications are covered in our dedicated hands-on courses, conducted separately.

See how this course fits in to our Recommended Abdominal Career Training Plans

Hands-On Breast Ultrasound Imaging (Sat)

Take advantage of this unique opportunity to gain a bedrock foundation in the application of high-resolution, real-time ultrasound of the breast. Together we will carefully examine the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of the breast to help you develop a clinical approach to both scanning technique and quality control. If you are a mammography technician expanding your skills into ultrasound, this course is a must.

Accomplished ultrasound technologists who have performed breast ultrasound for longer than a year, but lack formal training in hands-on technique or interpretation will benefit greatly as well. Likewise, physicians who wish to utilize the technology for local biopsy or aspiration. Regardless of your experience or plans, you’ll exit with skills to put to use immediately.

Class runs from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. Half of your time in this one-day seminar will be spent in classroom lectures and half in hands-on sessions. We’ll use classroom lectures to build the structural and anatomical model of the breast and then incorporate the physics of ultrasound imaging to identify normal and categorically diseased states. Hands-on sessions will allow you to carefully practice technique on live models in a comfortable, professional setting.

Class size is limited to ten students.

See how this course fits in to our Recommended Abdominal Career Training Plans

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