Medical Technology Management Institute
Phone: 1-800-765-MTMI (6864)
For more information and registration visit our website: WWW.MTMI.NET
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2 Day Breast Ultrasound Course
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Course Overview
This course will provide increased knowledge of the technical and clinical
aspects of breast ultrasound as well as practical hands-on training of ultrasound
imaging of the breast. An overview of the basic principles and techniques
utilized in breast ultrasound will be presented.
This course will be helpful for mammographers and sonographers who are directly
involved in breast imaging. Participants should have an understanding of the
basic concepts of mammography.
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Course Objectives
At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- describe how the basic principles and concepts of ultrasound physics
work.
- demonstrate basic skills of breast ultrasound scanning with live models.
- recognize breast anatomy on ultrasound images.
- explain the importance of breast ultrasound in the work up and management of
breast disease.
- recognize breast ultrasound artifacts and describe techniques to minimize
their occurrence.
- identify the important technical factors for optimizing image quality in
breast ultrasound.
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Acknowledgments
MTMI would like to thank the following companies for their support of this course.
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Faculty
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- Mary Henne, BS, CNMT, RDMS, RVT
Currently, Mary is the ultrasound physics instructor for the Sonography
School at St. Mary’s Hospital located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is a
registered sonographer through the ARDMS as well as a certified Nuclear
Medicine Technologist through the NMTCB. Mary has recently passed the Breast
Specialty Examination offered by the ARDMS.
Mary holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nuclear Medicine from UW LaCrosse
and is active in the Southeastern Wisconsin Ultrasound Society. Mary has been
instructing in MTMI’s Breast Ultrasound Training Course in Milwaukee,
WI regularly for the past several years. Promoting communication, knowledge
in diagnostic sonography, and creating a positive difference in patient care
are some of Mary’s goals.
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Course Format
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| This course will utilize a combination of
lecture sessions and hands-on positioning workshops taught by an experienced
sonographer and technologist. Instruction in patient scanning is stressed with
hands-on demonstrations using clinical ultrasound scanners, tissue equivalent
breast phantoms and live models. |
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Course Credit
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This course provides 14 hours of continuing medical education credit accepted by the ARDMS for medical sonographers. It provides 14 hours of Category A credit accepted by the ARRT for radiologic technologists, and provides credit from various licensure states. A certificate of attendance will be provided for each individual upon completion of the course. All attendees must attend the entire course to receive full credit.
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Recommended Reading
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Course Schedule
| Day 1 Saturday, 8:30am - 4:30pm (lunch on your own) |
- Basic Ultrasound Physics
- Breast Instrumentation and Technique
- Breast Anatomy and Physiology
- Ultrasound Breast Anatomy
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| Day 2 Sunday, 8:30am - 4:30pm (lunch on your own) |
- Specific Lesions - Benign
- Specific Lesions - Malignant
- Knobology
- Scanning Techniques
- Hands-on Scanning
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Schedule is subject to change.
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Registration
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Registration
All prices are in US dollars *
| Occ | Amount | Early | Members | Mbrs Early | Reg Door | Mbr Door |
| technologist | 535.00 | 489.00 | 515.00 | 469.00 | 535.00 | 515.00 |
Qualifying 'Early' registrations must be made at least 21 days in advance.
For information about cancelations and refunds please call MTMI customer service
at 1-800-765-6864.
*Events in Canadian cities show amounts in Canadian dollars.
MTMI reserves the right to cancel any scheduled seminar due to low
advance registration or other reasons. MTMI’s liability is limited to a refund
of any program tuition paid. MTMI recommends that attendees use refundable
airline tickets for travel to seminars. In case of cancellation of a seminar for
any reason, MTMI is not responsible for travel costs incurred by attendees
including non-refundable airline tickets.
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How to Register
By phone call: 1-800-765-6864
By Mail, Fax, or On-Line:
Complete the information to the right then click the Register button.
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Hotel Information
Boston, MA - November 1-2, 2008
DoubleTree Hotel
44 Middlesex Turnpike
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-5500
www.doubletree.com
MTMI Guest Room Rate
$99 Single/Double
Make Hotel Reservation by 10/10/08
Seminar will be held at:
The David Ellenbogen Center
35 Crosby Dr., East Entrance
Bedford, MA 01730
Shuttle Service will be provided
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