Hands-On Cardiac Ultrasound Imaging & Doppler Adult Echocardiography (Nov 09 - 13, 2026)

Hands-On Cardiac Ultrasound Imaging & Doppler Adult Echocardiography is organized by Keith Mauney & Associates (KMA) Ultrasound Training Institutes and will be held from Nov 09 - 13, 2026 at Homewood Suites by Hilton Dallas-Irving-Las Colinas, Irving, Texas, United States of America.

Description:
Effective Cardiac Ultrasound Training
Discover how our hands-on cardiac ultrasound training is the most valuable investment in your echocardiography career. Our approach integrates your mind, the machine, and your hands to master image and Doppler protocols. Additionally, you will understand the reasoning behind each technique. Most class time is dedicated to bedside practice, while our 24-hour Scan Lab ensures continuous independent practice.

Ongoing Competence and Support
After completing the training, you will return home with enhanced competence, authority, and enthusiasm, making you stand out in your new role. You will also receive lifelong print reference materials. Furthermore, our personal post-class support is available indefinitely to assist with any ongoing needs.

The most effective start to your career in in Echo Ultrasound. Five days together will change your career trajectory forever.
Among the highest-paid professionals in medicine, considering the time expended in work, are Cardiovascular Sonographers. Step up-to and over every obstacle to this incredible opportunity for you to serve others and enjoy all the rewards that can come from it.

In the first hour, we’ll begin the complete bedside echo protocol and explain in the clearest of terms the why behind each step. Over forty years of experience in cardiology, engineering, and teaching stand with you: both in Class and in Perpetuity.

Our approach dramatically shortens the learning curve and forever deepens your understanding of not just echocardiography, but the essential clinical picture beneath it.Our style, the small class size and vast print course materials ensure your every hour builds on your future.

Every word and process is directed to your successful passing of your credentialing exam and- more importantly- your bedside patient exams for life.

You’re going to be able to meet and exceed the expectations of the Cardiology Community and make a vast contribution to the quality of care for many, for years to come.

Objectives:
Our approach is totally focused on the patient’s clinical assessment: how to do the complete protocol, and when to expand it. We’re deeply familiar with virtually every ultrasound machine and the engineers’ rationale behind its design, features, and functions. No faculty members have any commercial interests or participation that might influence course content.

There is no formal test in this class. Rather, we adjust our approach for you continuously and offer confidence-building feedback and gentle corrections throughout. Upon completion of this activity, and through continued review, you should be able to:

• Describe the normal structural anatomy of the heart and the electromechanical events that control and determine its function.
• Complete a systematic survey of the heart with 2-D and M-Mode ultrasound imaging; document and measure al structures in all standard views and expand the protocol as required to document ambiguous findings or suspected pathology.
• Relate 2-D image anatomy to its correlate M-mode pattern, compare and contrast each method of display.
• Properly judge the quality of acquired data and communicate any limitations.
• State the normal range measurement values for each principal cardiac structure and physiologic function.
• Identify each anatomic region and segment of the heart from any given echocardiographic view; relate it to its usual coronary distribution.
• Identify abnormalities of resting cardiac wall motion and thickening using standard terminology; classify each according to its clinical significance
• Discuss the basis, significance, and pitfalls of the following measures of cardiac function:
  • Ejection fraction & fractional shortening
  • % Wall thickening
  • MAPSE, TAPSE
  • Stroke volume
  • Cardiac output
  • Cardiac index
  • LV mass
  • Strain
• Identify and differentiate ventricular hypertrophy by the chamber, type, and degree.
• Identify, stratify, and discuss the clinical significance of pericardial effusion in the assessment of suspected tamponade.
• Identify and discuss the image and Doppler parameters associated with subaortic obstruction.
• Demonstrate the technique to image the posteromedial apical fossa and LA appendage to inspect for thrombus.
• Identify and distinguish the characteristics of pedunculated vs. mural thrombus vs. tumor.
• Identify and distinguish the characteristics of valvular vegetative excrescence vs. fibrotic thickening.
• Document and measure the course of blood flow through the entire heart using color and spectral Doppler as appropriate in all views.
• Maximize system sensitivity of color & spectral Doppler to avoid the most common false negative findings.
• Define the following terms and relate them to their clinical impact in Doppler assessment of altered hemodynamic states:
  • Preload
  • Afterload
  • Bernoulli effect
  • Pouiselle’s law
  • Valvular regurgitation/insufficiency
  • Diastolic dysfunction
  • Tachycardia
  • Hypo-, hyper- and akinesis; differentiate these terms from their equivalent dynamic state
  • Paradoxical motion.
• Based on clinical findings select, describe the basis for and execute the appropriate Doppler calculation for a given pathological state, including:
  • Expanded vs. simplified Bernoulli equation for AS
  • Peak/mean pressure gradient
  • Continuity equation
  • Pressure half-time for mitral stenosis or aortic insufficiency
  • Color Doppler of mitral and/or aortic valve orifice area
  • Pulmonary valve acceleration time
  • Subjective and objective methods of grading insufficiency in all four valves
  • E/A ratio, E/E’ TDI ratio, pulmonary vein reversal, tissue Doppler, and MV deceleration time.
  • State a concise summary of all findings using standard terminology.

Topics:
The class is strictly small so we can spend time on the topics we need to cover and all the ones you want to discuss:

• Putting together the step-by-step echo protocol: nothing left behind
• The simple thing that will take minutes off your exam time and fast-track your mastery for years to come..
• The secret to quickly getting every standard echo view without having to think.
• A simple six-step method to understand and analyze spectral and color Doppler completely.
• Wall motion and thickening: what really matters and when it counts most.
• LV function measurements completely explained and clinically connected.
• Everything the physician needs to know about the right ventricle and how to find it.
• Valvular stenosis and regurgitation: uncovering the likely mechanism and properly determining its significance.
• The most accurate means to evaluate valvular regurgitation that complements the cath lab’s record.
• The earliest clues to subjectively detect and/or measure pulmonary hypertension.
• How the aortic valve can lead to renal failure: the illustrated story behind interactive cardiac dysfunction.
• The four things to assess below the diaphragm in every cardiac patient.
• Techniques to overcome body habitus and air: the secrets you might not have even thought of.
• How to analyze and document every pathologic finding: taking the right steps, using the right words.
• How to think your way through any Registry Exam question you might ever face.
• Next steps: How to reenter your workplace and maximize your next six months in the Field.