Revised 08/2008

DMS 219 - Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation Laboratory II (1 CR.)

Course Description

Presents advanced practice with instrumentation, hemodynamics, Doppler instrumentation and pulse- echo technology. Laboratory 2 hours per week.

General Course Purpose

This course provides hands-on experience to reinforce knowledge gained in DMS 208. 

Course Prerequisites/Corequisites

Co-requisite is DMS 209. The student must satisfactorily complete all previous sonography courses with a grade of "C" or better.

Course Objectives

At the completion of this course the student will be able to:

• Demonstrate understanding of advanced acoustical physics principles
• Demonstrate acoustical attenuation
• Demonstrate use of Doppler instrumentation
• Demonstrate hemodynamics
• Identify the components in pulse-echo instrumentation
• Demonstrate the use of storage devices for images
• Design an advanced quality assurance program to include phantom testing

Major Topics to Be Included

• Advanced acoustical physics
• Doppler technology
• Hemodynamics
• Pulse-echo instrumentation
• Advanced quality assurance