Accreditation
Case Study Requirements
Obstetric Ultrasound
- One first-trimester endovaginal case study.
- Two second-trimester ultrasound case studies.
- One third-trimester ultrasound case study.
Trimester-Specific Obstetric Ultrasound
"Trimester-specific obstetric" does not include all 3 trimesters. It is considered to be either 1 or 2 trimesters; for example, first trimester only or first and second trimesters only.
- Two obstetric ultrasound case studies for each trimester for which the practice is applying. At least 1 first-trimester case study must be endovaginal.
- If a practice is applying only for 1 trimester, 4 ultrasound case studies must be submitted for that trimester. At least 1 endovaginal case study is required for first-trimester ultrasound practice accreditation.
Gynecologic Ultrasound
- Four gynecologic case studies, 1 of which must be endovaginal.
Abdominal/General Ultrasound
- Two complete abdomen ultrasound case studies.
- Two other abdominal/general case studies in the area most frequently studied by the practice.
Breast Diagnostic Ultrasound
- Five abnormal case studies.
Breast Interventional Ultrasound
- Five case studies, including mammography correlation, for detailed review. These may include some or all of the case studies submitted for diagnostic breast ultrasound accreditation. The ultrasound procedure report should be included.