Training activity information
Details
Perform acceptance testing and quality assurance on a range of specialist ultrasound scanners and transducers to include:
- Echocardiography
- Brachytherapy/urology
- Bladder scanners
- Point of care ultrasound (POCUS)
- Breast screening with elastography
- Trans-oesophageal echocardiogram (TOE)
Type
Developmental training activity (DTA)
Evidence requirements
Evidence the activity has been undertaken by the trainee​.
Reflection on the activity at one or more time points after the event including learning from the activity and/or areas of the trainees practice for development.
An action plan to implement learning and/or to address skills or knowledge gaps identified.
Considerations
- Range of commercial phantoms and applications
- Phantom selection
- Advantages and limitations of phantoms
- Primary monitor QA
- Appropriate scanner presets
- Impact on clinical application
- Common clinical measurements and normal ranges
- Alignment and registration issues in needle/therapy guidance
- Computer analysis
- Guidelines for quality assurance for specific national screening protocols
- Remedial actions and removal from service
Relevant learning outcomes
# | Outcome |
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# 1 |
Outcome
Use ultrasound scanners, applying basic and advanced modality controls. |
# 3 |
Outcome
Assess the performance and safety of ultrasound scanners used in common clinical applications, including advanced imaging techniques. |
# 4 |
Outcome
Appy image processing techniques to extract information from ultrasound images. |