Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography

​Thursday, September 2​1, 2023 | 1​0:​10 am–11:​00 ​am
Location: Woodrow Wilson A

Audience:​  All Sonographers

Sonography plays a vital role in noninvasive evaluation of patients with RLQ pain. Sonography can differentiate appendicitis from other etiologies of pelvic pain such as ovarian cysts, tubo-ovarian abscesses, inguinal hernias and uterine pathologies. Successful demonstration of a normal sized appendix virtually excludes appendicitis in the patient with RLQ pain. False-negative examinations may occur because of bowel gas interference, stool, perforation with decompression of the appendix, or inflammation of the appendix without abnormal enlargement. We will discuss how to find the normal appendix with ultrasound as well as the sonographic appearances of appendicitis.

• Identify the sonographic landmarks for locating the appendix
• Recognize the sonographic appearance of inflammation
• Understand the variations in location of the appendix

CME Credit:​  1 (AB)
Didactic Presentation: 30 Minutes
Hands-On Scanning: 20 Minutes

​Thursday, September 2​1, 2023 | 1​​1:​10 am–1​2:​00 ​​pm
Location: Woodrow Wilson A

Audience:​  All Sonographers

The goal of this course is to give the sonographer a clear understanding of the common indications for performing the renal artery duplex examination and note the importance of knobology and image optimization while insinuating the renal arterial and venous system.

• Identify the importance of direct and indirect renal artery assessment.
• Discuss how to obtain a clinically diagnostic renal artery duplex examination.
• Discuss the importance of comprehending waveform analysis and disease location in the renal, and mesenteric systems.

​Thursday, September 2​1, 2023 | 1​​:​​30 pm–2:​20 ​​pm
Location: Woodrow Wilson A

Audience:​  All Sonographers

The goal of this course is to give the sonographer a clear understanding of Elastography and how it fits into the Sonography department.

• Identify the common causes of chronic liver disease and recognize the importance of noninvasive, quantitative tools for diagnosis.
• Understand the fundamentals of shear wave elastography and attenuation imaging.
• Recognize common imaging artifacts and quality factors associated with shear wave elastography and attenuation imaging.
• Increase confidence to perform and interpret ultrasound examinations involving shear wave elastography and attenuation imaging.

CME Credit:​  1 (AB)
Didactic Presentation: 30 Minutes
Hands-On Scanning: 20 Minutes

​Thursday, September 2​1, 2023 | ​2​​:​​30 pm–​3:​20 ​​pm
Location: Woodrow Wilson A

Audience:​  All Sonographers

Sonography of the breast is extremely technique and operator dependent. We will discuss proper equipment, system optimization and proper scanning techniques. This session will also provide in-depth information on which women can benefit most from breast ultrasound, as an adjunct to mammography; illustrate the complementary roles of mammography and ultrasound; and discuss the latest developments in breast ultrasound technology and their applications.

• Identify normal sonographic breast anatomy
• Correlate palpable abnormalities with sonographic findings
• Correlate mammographic abnormalities with sonographic findings
• Determine goals and indications for targeted breast ultrasound

CME Credit:​  1 (BR)
Didactic Presentation: 30 Minutes
Hands-On Scanning: 20 Minutes

Friday, September 22, 2023 | 11:20 am–1:10 pm
Location: Woodrow Wilson A

Audience:​  All Sonographers

The Philips team will discuss the recognition of sonoanatomy on ultrasound and focus on shoulder anatomy that will be carried through to the hands-on portion, allowing the sonographers to practice their learning. Individuals will learn and understand the rotator cuff anatomy and how to obtain the appropriate images. Philips will also support the learners in other areas such as the patellar tendon and the Achilles tendon as time permits.

• Recognize MSK sonoanatomy on ultrasound images
• Demonstrate patient positions for shoulder ultrasound
• Apply imaging techniques to identify MSK structures
• Use ultrasound to evaluate the rotator cuff
• Apply learned techniques to evaluate select tendons

CME Credits:​  2 (MSK)
Didactic Presentation: 60 Minutes
Hands-On Scanning: 40 Minutes

​Saturday, September 2​3, 2023 | 11:20 am–1:10 pm
Location: Woodrow Wilson A

Audience:​  All Sonographers

The Philips team will provide a lecture and hands-on opportunity on multi-party Tele-Ultrasound. Through a guided competition format attendees will experience and appreciate the various possible use cases of multi-party Tele-Ultrasound and how it adds value to their organizations.

• Provide an overview of Tele-Ultrasound and multi system collaboration capabilities in real time
• Practice the learning in real time in a competition format amongst the various attendees
• Live Tele-Ultrasound usage guidance (provided by Dr. Michael S. Ruma, MD, MPH and clinical sonographer team from Philips)

CME Credits:​  2 (​OT)
Didactic Presentation: ​50 Minutes
Hands-On Scanning: ​50 Minutes