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Principles of Ultrasound Heart Scan (MEDI90049)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
Contact information
Semester 1
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-certificate-in-clinical-ultrasound/
Semester 2
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-certificate-in-clinical-ultrasound/
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 - Online Semester 2 - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject will outline a physics related to medical ultrasound use; an introduction to transthoracic echocardiography using the focused assessment technique HEARTscan (Haemodyanmic Echocardiography Assessment in Real Time).
Topics include:
- The role of Echocardiography in Perioperative and Critical Care Medicine
- Optimising Ultrasound Images (Knobology)
- Physics/Modes of Ultrasound/Transducers
- Anatomy of the Heart
- Anatomy of the Valves
- Comprehensive Transthoracic Echocardiography Examination
- Basic Haemodynamic State Assessment
- HEARTscan Valves
- HEARTscan Case Studies
- Comprehensive Transoesophageal Echocardiography Examination Artefacts
Intended learning outcomes
The completion of the subject, students should:
- Understand the physics related to ultrasound generation
- Understand the different modes of ultrasound, including M-mode, two-dimensional imaging, Doppler ultrasound and colour flow mapping
- Understand transducer design principles
- Understand the basis of artefact generation
- Understand the basis of optimising ultrasound images
- Understand how to obtain transthoracic echocardiography images
- Understand basic assessment of haemodynamic state
- Understand basic valve assessment using colour flow and two-dimensional imaging
- Interpret and complete a HEARTscan study
- Review 20 HEARTscan studies
Generic skills
- Enhance time utilisation
- Improve written skills and problem solving skill
All students are expected to have access to a computer that can operate a Windows platform or simulation.
Last updated: 8 November 2024