New Course in San Juan, Puerto Rico! Vascular Duplex/Color Flow Imaging

At the completion of this program, the participant should be able to:

1. Explain routine scan protocols and analyze normal spectral waveform signatures, color characteristics, and Doppler measurements in a normal carotid, TCD, peripheral vascular, and renal/mesenteric duplex/color flow imaging examinations.
2. Recognize abnormal spectral Doppler and Color Doppler findings seen with carotid, TCD, peripheral arterial and venous disease, and renal artery stenosis.
3. Discuss Intima-Media Thickness measurements and evaluation and their clinical significance as a screening method for cardiovascular disease.
4. Discuss the role of indirect testing for the evaluation of lower extremity arterial disease.
5. Review complex carotid and peripheral vascular case studies in an interactive interpretation session format.
6. Increase knowledge and confidence to perform and/or interpret vascular ultrasound examinations.
7. Apply the information discussed in a clinical setting (ideally under supervised conditions) until an accepted level of proficiency is achieved.

• The Clinically Relevant Carotid Examination
• IMT evaluation
• TCD Neuroanatomy/Examination techniques
• TCD Clinical Applications I: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, AVM, Cerebrovascular Reactivity
• TCD Clinical Applications II: Trauma, Brain Death, Emboli
• Case Study Review:  Break-Out Groups
• Indirect Arterial testing: Overview with cases
• Duplex/Color Flow Imaging: Lower extremity arterial
• Evaluation of the Abdominal Aorta
• Venous Imaging Overview: Anatomy/scan techniques, Doppler/Color evaluation, Acute vs Chronic DVT
• Venous Insufficiency/Vein therapy
• Renal Sonography/Renal Vasculature
• RAS: Direct Method, Indirect Method
• Mesenteric Ischemia
• Renal Doppler/Mesenteric Ischemia Miscellaneous Cases
• Hands-on Sessions