Competency information
Details
Perform routine quality control measurements on ultrasound scanners, including general, small parts and cardiac scanners
Considerations
- Performance criteria, including remedial and suspension levels, for a range of ultrasound scanners.
- Phantoms available for assessing ultrasound scanner performance.
- External factors affecting image displays.
- Quality assurance of image display systems.
- The range of measurements and which are appropriate for measuring non-ionising radiation equipment performance.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 2 | Outcome Assist with the use of harmonic imaging, contrast agents and Doppler techniques to maximise the diagnostic potential of ultrasound imaging, including determining blood flow. |