Provet for education

On-line Certificate Course in Ultrasonography of the Dog and Cat

Syllabus

Module 1- Terminology, Physical and Technical Principles

• Terminology used in ultrasonography

• The way in which ultrasound beams interact with body tissues

• The Doppler effect

• The Doppler frequency spectrum

• The biological effects of ultrasound

Module 2 - Sonographic Phenomenons and Artefacts, Examination Techniques

• Ultrasound Wave Production and Reception

• Sound Beam Geometry

• Resolution

• Pre- and Postprocessing

• A-Mode (Pulse-Echo Mode)

• B-Mode

• Doppler Mode

• Instrumentation and Documentation

• Acoustic Coupling Gel

• Stand-off pads

• Contrast Agents

• Sonographic Imaging of Tissue

• Doppler Sonographic Rheology

• Imaging Artefacts

• Indications and Requirements

• Patient Preparation

• Patient Positioning

• Image Orientation and Documentation

Module 3 - Ultrasound of the Head and Neck

• Tongue

• Salivary Glands

• Brain

• Eye

• Instrumentation and Examination Technique for the Neck

• Muscles, fibrous tissue, fat

• Larynx , Trachea, Oesophagus

• Thyroid Gland and Parathyroid Glands

• Lymph Nodes

• Large Vessels

Module 4 - Ultrasound of the Thoracic Cavity and Heart

• Hydrothorax, Haemothorax and Chylothorax

• Pyothorax

• Neoplasia

• Oesophagus

• Diaphragm

• Echocardiography - normal heart

• Echocardiography - heart disease

Module 5 - Ultrasound of the Abdominal and Pelvic Cavity - Part 1

• Gastrointestinal Tract

• Liver and Gall Bladder

• Pancreas

• Spleen

Module 6 - Ultrasound of the Abdominal and Pelvic Cavity - Part 2

• Kidneys

• Ureters

• Urinary Bladder

• Urethra

Module 7 - Ultrasound of the Abdominal and Pelvic Cavity - Part 3

• Adrenal Glands

• Lymph Nodes

• Ovaries

• Uterus

• Vagina

• Scrotum

• Testes

• Epididymis

• Prostate Gland

Module 8 - Pregnancy and Parturition

• Normal Pregnancy

• Pathological Pregnancy

• Parturition

• Postpartem Uterus

• Duplex Ultrasonography

• Mammary Glands

Module 9 - Limbs and Spine

• Tendons

• Muscles

• Joints

• Bone

• Spine

• Vessels and Nerves

• Requirements

Module 10 - Special Diagnostic Procedures

• Ultrasound -Guided biopsy

• Monitoring Bone Healing

• Three-dimensional Ultrasonography

• Interventional Ultrasonography