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Ultrasound of the Liver for Medical Professionals

Medical Professional - Ultrasound > Abdominal
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This module teaches you how to prepare for and perform an ultrasound examination of the liver.

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This module teaches you how to prepare for and perform an ultrasound examination of the liver. Including both Learn and Test modes, the online simulator offers three different scan scenarios, including normal and pathological cases, and shows you how to perform an ultrasound of the liver. Practice the steps of the procedures online as often as you want, until you feel confident.

If you are not a medical student or physician, you may prefer the other version of this module, which includes all the procedural information needed by professionals in other roles: /shop/imaging/sonography/abdominal/ultrasound-of-the-liver/

You’ll learn

  • how to prepare and position a patient for an ultrasound of the liver
  • to practice, perfect, and test your skills in performing an ultrasound scan of the liver
  • to better visualize and understand the liver and surrounding structures, with our 3D anatomy model
  • to identify the clinical symptoms of liver disease
  • how to differentiate normal and abnormal sonographic appearances of the liver
  • how to explain and demonstrate the use of breathing techniques to obtain optimal images of the liver
  • much more (see Content Details for more specific information)
Introduction
Step 1 - Select the transducer and obtain images of the liver
Step 2 - Begin scanning procedure of the liver system
Step 2.1 - Patient Position
Step 2.2 - Scan Plane
Step 2.3 - Standard liver protocol image requirements and observations
Step 2.4 - Common image labeling
Step 2.5 - Sonographic features of the normal liver
Step 2.6 - Sonographic features of liver variants
Step 2.7 - Troubleshooting
Step 3 - Scan the liver in the longitudinal and transverse planes
Step 3.1 - Scan the liver in the longitudinal plane
Step 3.2 - Measure the liver in the longitudinal plane
Step 3.3 - Scan the liver in the transverse plane
Step 3.4 - Describe any findings from the longitudinal and transverse images:
Step 4 - Hepatic vascular imaging and Doppler
Step 4.1 - Hepatic veins
Step 4.2 - Portal veins
Step 4.3 - Hepatic arteries
  • Indications for ultrasound of the liver
  • Identify the liver anatomy
  • Identify the liver ultrasound scan protocol
    • Patient preparation
    • Transducer selection and preset selection
    • Patient positioning
    • Transducer positions
    • Scan plane
    • Identify and obtain sonographic images of liver, vascular structures, ligaments, and fissures of the liver
    • Obtain measurements of the liver
  • Explain and demonstrate the use of breathing techniques to obtain optimal sonographic images of the liver
  • Differentiate normal and abnormal sonographic appearances of the liver
  • Differentiate and describe common pathologies of the liver on sonographic images
  • Identify and obtain images in hepatic trauma
  • Identify and obtain images in hepatic transplantation
  • Identify and obtain images of vascular flow abnormalities

The SIMTICS modules are all easy to use and web-based. This means they are available at any time as long as the learner has an internet connection. No special hardware or other equipment is required, other than a computer mouse for use in the simulations. Each of the SIMTICS modules covers one specific procedure or topic in detail. Each module contains:

  • an online simulation (available in Learn and Test modes)
  • descriptive text, which explains exactly how to perform that particular procedure including key terms and hyperlinks to references
  • 2D images and a 3D model of applied anatomy for that particular topic
  • a step by step video demonstration by an expert
  • a quiz
  • a personal logbook that keeps track of all the modules the learner has studied and how long

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