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3-D Echocardiography & New Technologies (MEDI90046)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
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Contact information
Semester 1
Ultrasound Education Group
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/mclinicalultrasound/
- Email: support@heartweb.com
Future students:
- Further information: http://www.heartweb.com.au/
- Email: support@heartweb.com
- Phone: +61 3 8344 5673
Semester 2
Ultrasound Education Group
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/mclinicalultrasound/
- Email: support@heartweb.com
Future students:
- Further information: http://www.heartweb.com.au/
- Email: support@heartweb.com
- Phone: +61 3 8344 5673
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 - Online Semester 2 - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This will provide advanced knowledge for the performance and interpretation of 3-Dimensional echocardiography, as well as introducing new technologies and novel applications of clinical ultrasound.
Topics include:
- Transducer design and method of 3-D reconstruction
- How to perform 3-D transthoracic examination
- How to perform 3-D transoesophageal examination
- Understanding cropping and manipulation of recorded images
- Reporting 3-D examinations
Intended learning outcomes
The completion of the subject, students should:
- Learn techniques to optimise 3-D echocardiography acquisition
- Learn how to perform complex 3-D modelling of the mitral valve
- Learn how to quantify 3-D ventricular volumes
- Learn how to assess actual and ventricular septal defects, and role of 3-D imaging during percutaneous closure.
- Interpret 25 3-D echocardiography case studies
- Understand myocardial tissue stress and strain imaging
- Understand contrast echocardiography
- Understand the use of TOE for lung imaging
- Learn the use of ultrasound for examination of joints
- Learn the use of ultrasound for chronic pain blocks
- Understand diagnostic algorithms incorporating heart and lung ultrasound for emergency medicine
- Learn about abdominal blood flow imaging
- Learn about the use of echocardiography for percutaneous catheter-based procedures.
Generic skills
- Improve critical evaluation skills
- Evaluate the safety and practice of ultrasound in clinical practice.
- Improve Problem solving skills
- Improve understanding of diagnostic algorithms
- Enhance information literacy
Last updated: 3 November 2022