DMS 107 - Introduction to Ultrasound Scanning

Credits: .5
Instructional Contact Hours: 1

Provides an introduction to sonographic imaging. Teaches basic operations of the ultrasound machine along with transducer orientation and imaging scan planes. DMS 107 grade will be the same as DMS 107L grade.

Prerequisite(s): Validation and successful clinical entry to the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program.
Corequisite(s): DMS 100, DMS 105W, DMS 107L, DMS 108W
Lecture Hours: 7.5 Lab Hours: 0
Meets MTA Requirement: None
Pass/NoCredit: No

Outcomes and Objectives

Demonstrate knowledge of the basic operations of the ultrasound machine.
1. Identify controls for machine function such as on/off button, print and transducer adjustments, calipers and depth control.
2. Identify controls for scanning optimization such as TGC, gain, focal zone, zoom/magnify, harmonics, spatial compound imaging.
3. Identify controls for image annotation
4. List ideal transducer frequencies for the object being scanned
Demonstrate knowledge of imaging scan planes as they pertain to abdomen/pelvis sonographic imaging.
1. Define the following:
  1. Coronal plane
  2. Sagittal plane
  3. Transverse plane
2. Demonstrate the following scan positions:
  1. Supine / prone
  2. LLD / RLD
  3. RPO / LPO
  4. Trendelenburg