At our recent ultrasound course, I took an unofficial poll of the participants to see what they found to be the hardest things to learn in abdominal ultrasound. The discipline requires knowledge of anatomy, understanding of ultrasound physics, and hand/eye coordination to master. Here are some of the things they found difficult:
- Seeing subtle structures on the screen like lymph nodes and adrenals
- Learning which way to move the transducer to get something on the screen
- Picturing which plane you are seeing the organs in
- Differentiating blood vessels from lymph nodes
- How to follow a vessel
With practice, everyone improved their technique in most, if not all of these areas. Learning ultrasound takes practice, practice, practice! What do you find difficult? Post your comments here.
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