Introduction to Gynecological Ultrasound - Online Course

Introduction to Gynecological Ultrasound - Online Course is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc..

Date of Original Release: 7/26/2022
This Edition Valid for Credit Through: 7/26/2025
Note: 1 year/365 days of Unlimited Access from date of purchase. Expires on 5/27/2026 if purchased today.

Description:
Introduction to Gynecological Ultrasound Online Course is designed to increase knowledge/competence to better perform and/or interpret gynecological sonography. The course is designed as a self–directed GYN ultrasound resource for CME credit fulfillment in a modular format and includes online video lectures, case presentations, and online quizzes. There are three (3) core modules to this course. Enrollment is valid for 12 months (365 days) and begins the moment the participant is enrolled. Extend your online course access another 3 months with the addition of an onsite hands-on workshop or registration for a regularly scheduled GCUS scan workshop.

Course Objectives:

• Outline the interaction of sound with soft tissue and other mediums.
• Demonstrate the relationship between system controls and image quality.
• Identify different types of imaging artifacts.
• Increase knowledge/competence to better perform and/or interpret gynecological ultrasound examinations.
• List the differences between Transabdominal and Transvaginal scanning.
• Recognize the female reproductive anatomy.
• Identify the sonographic appearance of normal Gynecologic anatomy.
• Recognize the sonographic anatomic variants of uterine position.
• Increase knowledge/competence to better perform and/or interpret gynecological pathology.
• Differentiate normal and abnormal sonographic findings in the female pelvis.
• Recognize the sonographic appearances of the more common pelvic pathology.
• Differentiate benign from malignant cervical pathology.
• List the causes of uterine enlargement.
• Identify the sonographic appearance of a uterine polyp.
• Identify the presence or absence of a gestational sac.
• Recognize the appearance of a subchorionic hemorrhage
• Identify the fetal number.
• Identify the presence or absence of cardiac activity.
• Recognize the correct procedure for the CRL measurement.
• Identify the nuchal translucency

Course Topics:

• Ultrasound Imaging Fundamentals: The Basics
• Introduction to Gynecological Sonography
• Ultrasound Evaluation of Gynecological Pathology
• First Trimester Ultrasound