SON5025 Sonographic vascular and postoperative imaging

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Identify, describe and justify the selection of imaging parameters, and equipment, as well as patient care and quality assurance principles for vascular, transplant and postoperative ultrasound examinations;

2. 2

   Perform routine vascular ultrasound examinations, including functional measurements of selected vessels of the cardiovascular system to a standard and ethical conduct expected of a competent sonographer;

3. 3

   Identify and describe the normal and abnormal sonographic appearances of the upper and lower limb venous and arterial systems and carotid and vertebral arteries on ultrasound images and related artefacts;

4. 4

   Recognise when modifications to routine scanning approaches are required and explain the limitations of ultrasound in regards to vascular and transplant imaging;

5. 5

   Explain, justify and implement the use of Spectral, Colour and Power Doppler techniques in vascular imaging and the assessment of blood flow and organ perfusion;

6. 6

   Describe and explain the gross structure and pathophysiological processes including organ rejection associated with the cardiovascular and immune systems.