Abdominal Sonography I

Catalog description

Study of adult and pediatric normal anatomy and anatomic variants, physiology, pathology, and pathophysiology of the upper abdomen, peritoneal and retroperitoneal cavity including potential spaces, non-cardiac chest, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, urinary system, gastrointestinal system, and abdominal vasculature as visualized by ultrasound. Includes Doppler and color Doppler applications for the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, urinary system, gastrointestinal system, portal system, and great vessels and correlation to other imaging modalities. Discuss imaging specifics related to medical and surgical interventions that are more often associated with specific populations.