DMS 252 Abdominal Vascular Sonography
Teaches students how to perform duplex exams of the renal, mesenteric, aorta and iliac arteries as well as the inferior vena cava, iliac, hepatic and portal veins. The student will identify risk factors and describe pathogenic mechanisms of these vessels. Surgical and interventional techniques will be discussed. Post interventional ultrasonic evaluation of these procedures will also be discussed and demonstrated. Correlation with other diagnostic procedures will be demonstrated.