BIOL477 — Clinical Echocardiography I
BIOL 477 - Clinical Echocardiography I BIOL 477 - Clinical Echocardiography I (13 credits) This course is designed to introduce the student to basic physics principles and instrumentation used in diagnostic ultrasound. The course will describe basic ultrasound physics principles, formulae and calculations. Key areas to be covered include: the properties of sound waves, principles of reflection, transmission, scattering and refraction; principles of attenuation and components of sound energy loss; transducer construction and function; sound beam “anatomy”; spatial resolution; transducer array technology; sound beam steering, and focusing. The course concludes with principles of pulsed echo imaging. The student will understand the process by which an image is created, and ultimately, identify ways to produce an optimal echo image. The student will also be provided necessary information on performing a systematic 2-D, spectral, and color flow Doppler examination on a patient with congenital heart disease (CHD). The Clinical Practicum will continue to develop the student’s clinical skills to complete an optimal echocardiographic hemodynamic assessment. The focus of the term will be the ability to complete a full routine exam in 45 minutes and working toward completing complex exams (within 1 hour by the end of term). Able to complete all EIMS measurements and findings on routine exam and continue to work on entering findings on pathologies. Students will rotate through the stress
Prerequisites: BIOL433