Table 2 Learning modules
From: An integrated ultrasound curriculum (iUSC) for medical students: 4-year experience
Physics |
Topics |
History of ultrasound |
Introduction to ultrasound |
Introduction to ultrasound transducers |
Modes of diagnostic ultrasound |
Image orientation and resolution |
Introduction to ultrasound artifacts |
Bio-effects of ultrasound |
Instrumentation |
Topic |
Instrumentation (LOGIQe) |
Abdomen |
Topics |
Liver ultrasound |
Gall bladder and biliary tree ultrasound |
Spleen ultrasound |
Renal ultrasound |
Ureter and urinary bladder ultrasound |
Abdominal aorta ultrasound: assessment for AAA |
Inferior vena cava and volume assessment |
Pelvic |
Topics |
Female pelvic ultrasound (transabdominal) |
Urinary bladder ultrasound |
Cardiac |
Topics |
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) screening in patients with systemic hypertension |
Introduction to echocardiography and parasternal long axis view of the heart |
Parasternal short axis views of the heart |
Subcostal view of the heart |
Apical views of the heart |