Vascular Ultrasound Interpretation

Vascular Ultrasound Interpretation
Saturday, September 11, 2010 - Sunday, September 12, 2010
Houston, TX

MEETING SPONSOR:
Advanced Health Education Center
8502 Tybor Dr.
Houston, TX 77074
Toll-Free 1-800-239-1361
713-772-0157
Website: http://www.aheconline.com

CONFERENCE CENTER:
Advanced Health Education Center
8502 Tybor Dr.
Houston, TX 77074
Toll-Free 1-800-239-1361
713-772-0157
Website: http://www.aheconline.com

MEETING BROCHURE:
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MEETING DESCRIPTION:
Whether you’re a busy physician who needs to sharpen your interpretation skills or your trying to document formal training for Vascular Lab Accreditation this is the course for you. The course will equip you with the tools and techniques that help you achieve greater confidence and accuracy in your interpretation skills in vascular ultrasound. It was designed to maximize your time away by focusing on the normal versus abnormal vascular scans in a small group setting that will include lecture, case study presentations and interpretation sessions. The course topics will include the factors that help you optimize the Doppler examination, review of the artifacts that can affect diagnostic accuracy, characterize and correlate formation, and spectral Doppler and color flow imaging analysis.

Objectives
At the conclusion of this course the participant will be able to:
1. Discuss the technical factors that affect the quality of the color Doppler scan
2. Identify normal anatomy on a Doppler scan
3. Identify Doppler/color artifacts on a scan
4. Identify normal waveform characteristics on a Doppler scan
5. Recognize abnormal spectral and color Doppler pathology on a Doppler scan
6. Characterize plaque formation
7. List the interpretation criteria for NASCET and ACAS
8. Correlate and analyze the normal vs. abnormal information on a Doppler scan
9. Complete the interpretation and structure a report for a Cerebrovascular scan
10. Discuss the technical factors that affect the quality of the Peripheral vascular ultrasound scan
11. Identify normal anatomy on a lower extremity arterial scan
12. Identify waveform characteristics on a venous scan
13. Recognize acute DVT, chronic DVT and venous insufficiency on a scan
14. Correlate and analyze the normal vs. abnormal information on Peripheral vascular scan
15. Complete the interpretation and structure a report for a peripheral vascular scan

Course Topics
Cerebrovascular Ultrasound Interpretation
• Doppler Fundamentals
• Scanning protocols and image optimization
• Scan Artifacts
• Normal anatomy
• Normal spectral Doppler waveform characteristics
• Plaque Characterization
• Interpretation of carotid and vertebral ultrasound examinations
• NASCET and ACAS criteria
• Case studies and practice interpretation session
Peripheral Vascular Ultrasound Interpretation
• Scanning protocols and image optimization
• Scan Artifacts
• Normal Venous and Arterial anatomy
• Acute and Chronic DVT, Venous Insufficiency
• Peripheral Vascular Disease
• Formal instruction in the interpretation of peripheral vascular ultrasound examinations
• Both Duplex examinations
• Case studies and practice interpretation session

CME Credits
“The Advanced Health Education Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.”
“The Advanced Health Education Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 16 hours AMA PRA Category I™. Physician should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.”

INSTRUCTORS:
Zwakenberg

CME HOURS: 16

LECTURE TOPICS:
not listed