DMS 2403 Cerebrovascular Sonography
Provides an in-depth study of the cerebrovascular system and cerebrovascular disease. The student will learn how to perform a complete B-mode and Doppler ultrasonic examination using all current industry standards. Transcranial Doppler techniques will also be presented. Pathological development and pathophysiology will be described. This course will also review techniques for patient assessment, obtaining patient histories, evaluating and correlating patient symptoms with diagnostic findings. Surgical and non-surgical corrective techniques will be discussed. The student will be introduced to correlating ultrasound test results with angiography, computed tomography, nuclear medicine vascular procedures and magnetic resonance imaging.