Ultrasound Academy
Ultrasound library
The open digital book of the Ultrasound Academy: hyperlinked, reviewed and referenced chapters, from physics fundamentals to exam protocols.
Module 0
Fundamentals of the hand and the image
How to think through an ultrasound exam
An ultrasound exam starts before the gel: clinical question, acoustic window, image optimization, medico-legal documentation and an objective report.
Ultrasound planes, image orientation and transducer movements
Probe and screen markers, longitudinal, transverse, oblique and coronal planes, and the six hand movements that build a documentable ultrasound image.
Ultrasound image optimization
Depth, gain, TGC, focus and frequency: how to turn a confusing screen into a documentable image, and how to read shadowing, posterior enhancement and anisotropy.
Essential Doppler in ultrasound
Color, power and spectral Doppler: when to use each mode, how to set box, PRF, angle, gain and filter, and how to recognize aliasing, blooming and false absence of flow.
Documenting and writing a normal report
How to turn scanning, images and measurements into a clear, defensible normal report: scope, minimum image, comparison with priors and honest conclusion.
Original educational content by Ultrasound Academy. It does not replace the original publications or clinical correlation.