Foundations of Echocardiography

Catalog description

This course provides students with a fundamental understanding of echocardiographic techniques and patient care skills required for cardiac sonographers, and identifies proper imaging techniques to prevent injury. The course includes recognition of cardiac anatomy on an echocardiogram, provides an understanding of machine instrumentation and basic ultrasound physics, identifying proper 2-D, M-mode, and Doppler techniques, and echocardiographic assessment of systolic and diastolic function.