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3-D Echocardiography & New Technologies (MEDI90046)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
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 |
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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
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted in Master of Clinical Ultrasound. This subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses.
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MEDI90056 | Advanced Anatomy and Doppler Analysis |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
MEDI90057 | Advanced Valve and Aortic Pathology |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
MEDI90058 | Applications of Echocardiography |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
MEDI90059 | Advanced Echocardiography Interpretation |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
Corequisites
Nil
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- One open-book multiple-choice examination of 50 questions which takes 100 minutes, during exam week, (50%)
- Completion of multiple choice questions (10 MCQ takes 20 minutes for each of 10 tutorials), during each tutorial, (20%)
- Interpretation of 25 case studies - assessed by structured questions pertaining to each case (5 MCQ per case), during semester total time 250 minutes, (30%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Online
Mode of delivery Online Contact hours An estimated 30 hours of contact time for online study is required Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
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 - Online
Mode of delivery Online Contact hours An estimated 30 hours of contact time for online study is required Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
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
Time commitment details
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject
Additional delivery details
This subject will be taught off-campus (on-line)
Course materials will be distributed via mail to students. Administration is via e-mail.
The course is 1 semester full-time or 2 semesters part-time via distance education. A semester duration is 12 weeks. For students completing full-time there will be four subjects per semester, and for part-time, two subjects per semester. Subjects must be taken in sequence.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
All course materials will be provided during the course.
- Subject notes
This subject is available to part-time and full-time students
This subject is not available to Commonwealth Supported students.
Administration is via e-mail.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Clinical Ultrasound - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022