Hands-On Abdominal Ultrasound Imaging & Doppler (Dec 18 - 20, 2026)

Hands-On Abdominal Ultrasound Imaging & Doppler is organized by Keith Mauney & Associates (KMA) Ultrasound Training Institutes and will be held from Dec 18 - 20, 2026 at Homewood Suites by Hilton Dallas-Irving-Las Colinas, Irving, Texas, United States of America.

Description:
Learn to acquire, analyze, and trust abdominal ultrasound findings through live scanning, direct faculty guidance, and structured repetition—exactly as ultrasound is used at the bedside.

Step into a warm, supportive learning environment designed especially for motivated healthcare professionals like you. In this immersive, hands-on course, you’ll build a complete and reliable ultrasound protocol—one that helps you capture every essential image and understand the why behind each step. Our focus is respectful learning, practical skill-building, and deep confidence at the bedside.

From day one, you’ll be scanning—supported by faculty who are dedicated to your success.

It's about small-group learning, hand-to hand, eye to eye. And when the day ends, the Scan Lab is yours all evening to practice independently or with class peers. And after the course? Our deep mentoring support continues—free for life.

The abdomen is a complex landscape of organs, spaces, and fluid dynamics—and static images rarely tell the full story. This course matters because it teaches you to move beyond snapshots and into pattern recognition informed by respiration, peristalsis, and physiologic context.

By guiding you through live scanning, structured repetition, and immediate feedback, you’ll gain the ability to confidently differentiate normal variants from clinically significant findings, improving bedside diagnosis, triage, and patient guidance. This is what builds career equity.

This Course is different because it removes intimidation without sacrificing rigor. We teach ultrasound as a physical, logical skill—built through pleasant one-on-one leading, not watching from the rear. 
Nothing is assumed. Every image is explained. Doppler is introduced as a natural extension of anatomy and physiology, not an advanced add-on.

We've never forgotten what it's like to learn—particularly away from home.  We'll respect your goals and support your efforts at every step while you're here, and we'll mentor you for life.

When you leave this course, you won’t just “know more.” You will scan with clarity, structure, and clinical authority.

You will be able to:

• Perform a complete, systematic upper abdominal protocol in sagittal and transverse planes — documenting every organ and key vessel with confidence.
• Use the aorta and vascular system as navigational anchors to locate and substantiate the liver, biliary tree, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, and mesenteric vessels.
• Identify and document aortic aneurysm and dissection, including optimal transabdominal windows.
• Apply color and spectral Doppler intelligently to portal, splenic, mesenteric, intrahepatic, and renal circulation — matching waveform to physiology.
• Estimate right-sided preload using IVC assessment, and integrate those findings into bedside clinical reasoning.
• Execute the complete renal Doppler protocol, including evaluation for stenosis and microvascular function.
• Measure and document organ size accurately, distinguishing normal from suspected pathology using standardized terminology.
• Verify ureteral latency and assess bladder volume using Color Doppler.
• Recognize, control, and explain artifacts, communicating findings and limitations professionally.
• Optimize any ultrasound system, regardless of manufacturer, for maximum diagnostic yield.
• Demonstrate ergonomic probe handling and tactile control that protects your body while accelerating your mastery.
• Document pathology systematically in two planes, correlating echogenicity with clinical suspicion.

Most importantly: You will enter the exam room knowing exactly what you’re looking for, why you’re looking for it, and how to prove what you see. That is the difference between performing an exam — and leading one.