3-D Echocardiography & New Technologies

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2014:

This subject will be taught off-campus (on-line)

Course materials will be distributed via mail to students. Administration is via e-mail.

170 hours

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This subject 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:

1. Transducer design and method of 3-D reconstruction
2. How to perform 3-D transthoracic examination
3. How to perform 3-D transoesophageal examination
4. Understanding cropping and manipulation of recorded images
5. Reporting 3-D examinations

The completion of the subject, students should:

1. Learn techniques to optimise 3-D echocardiography acquisition
2. Learn how to perform complex 3-D modelling of the mitral valve
3. Learn how to quantify 3-D ventricular volumes
4. Learn how to assess actual and ventricular septal defects, and role of 3-D imaging during percutaneous closure.
5. Interpret 25 3-D echocardiography case studies
6. Understand myocardial tissue stress and strain imaging
7. Understand contrast echocardiography
8. Understand the use of TOE for lung imaging
9. Learn the use of ultrasound for examination of joints
10. Learn the use of ultrasound for chronic pain blocks
11. Understand diagnostic algorithms incorporating heart and lung ultrasound for emergency medicine
12. Learn about abdominal blood flow imaging
13. Learn about the use of echocardiography for percutaneous catheter-based procedures.

1. 50% of assessment: one open-book multiple-choice examination of 50 questions which takes 100 minutes, during exam week.

2. 20% of assessment: completion of multiple choice questions following each tutorial (10 MCQ takes 20 minutes for each of 10 tutorials (200 minutes total).

3. 30% Case studies. Interpretation of 25 case studies, during semester, assessed by structured questions pertaining to each case (5 MCQ per case). Total time is 250 minutes.

All course materials will be provided during the course.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• 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

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.