1 / 12

Medical Technology Ultrasound Technology/ sonography

Medical Technology Ultrasound Technology/ sonography. Maria Chiaia. What is Ultrasound Technology/ Sonography ?. An ultrasound machine consists of a transducer (a type of probe) and a central processing unit or computer connected to a display (monitor), keyboard and printer.

dareh
Download Presentation

Medical Technology Ultrasound Technology/ sonography

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Medical TechnologyUltrasound Technology/ sonography Maria Chiaia

  2. What is Ultrasound Technology/ Sonography? • An ultrasound machine consists of a transducer (a type of probe) and a central processing unit or computer connected to a display (monitor), keyboard and printer.

  3. What is it used for? • Ultrasounds are noninvasive tests that are used to create images of organs and systems within the body. Also referred to as sonograms, ultrasounds use high-frequency sound waves to capture the movement of the body's structures and can also display blood flowing through vessels. Doctors use ultrasounds to diagnose a variety of medical conditions and to assess organ function.

  4. How Does an Ultrasound Work? • Conducting gel is rubbed on area of body • Machine sends out high-frequency sound waves • Sound waves get reflected off of body parts • The machine computes distances and echoes of reflected sound waves and translates them into 2D images

  5. Basic machine parts • Transducer probe • Central processing unit (CPU) • Transducer pulse controls • Display • Keyboard/cursor • Disk storage device • Printer

  6. How to become an ultrasound technician • High School Degree • Ultrasound Technician Program • Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) • Associates Degree (two year programs) OR • Bachelor’s Degree (four year program) • 6-8 Month programs • American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) • Clinical training, to get enough hours to take the exam • Two parts, “a general physics section and a sub-specialty of your choice (ob-gyn, abdominal, breast, etc.)”

  7. Where do ultrasound technicians work? • Hospitals are the major employer of diagnostic medical imaging professionals, however, they are able to work in doctor’s offices as well.

  8. Who else do Ultrasound Technicians work with? • Doctors • Radiologists • Physicians • Gynecologists • Oncologists • Gastroenterologists • Cardiologists

  9. Discussion Questions • Where do Ultrasound Technician’s work? - Hospitals, doctor’s offices, private practices • What is an Ultrasound used for? - It provides 2D or 3D images of a part of the body to capture tumors, growths, or a fetus. • What is the name of the tool that is moved around the patient’s body in order to produce images? - A Transducer (Probe)

  10. Works Cited • "ExploreHealthCareers.org." Diagnostic Medical Sonographer. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2014. <http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career/29/Diagnostic_Medical_Sonographer>. • "Medical Uses of Ultrasound." LIVESTRONG.COM. LIVESTRONG.COM, 25 Mar. 2010. Web. 21 Mar. 2014. <http://www.livestrong.com/article/97780-medical-uses-ultrasound/>. • "Ultrasound Technology – How It Works." Ultrasound Schools Info RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2014. <http://www.ultrasoundschoolsinfo.com/ultrasound-technology-how-it-works/>.

More Related