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Welcome! This community focuses on the science and technology associated with medical ultrasound. Topics of interest include diagnostic applications of ultrasound, bioeffects, and technological advancement.

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Online Lectures

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Response to Therapy and Ultrasonic Monitoring, Including Cavitation Imaging

Functional Ultrasound and Super-Resolution Imaging

Contrast Agents for Clinical and Preclinical Photoacoustics

Applications of High-Frequency Ultrasound for Drug Development and Testing

Cleaning Up Ultrasound Images

Compressional Sound Speed Imaging

Design Updates for Nontraditional Applications of Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Estimation of In Situ Acoustic Output Levels

How to Be an Effective Manuscript Reviewer for the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Research Elastography

Synthetic Focus Imaging Techniques

Tricks and Physics: How to Improve Your Imaging of the Fetal Heart

Obstetric Ultrasound: General, New Techniques, and Multiple Gestations

Quantitative Ultrasound

How Does Ultrasound Compare in Safety and Radiation Dose to Other Imaging Modalities?

Educational Events

2019 AIUM Convention • April 6-10, 2019 • Orlando, FL

2020 AIUM Convention • March 21-25, 2020 • New York, NY

2021 AIUM Convention • April 10-14, 2021 • Orlando, FL

Webinars

Understanding Occupational Musculoskeletal Injuries in Ultrasound Providers and Sonographers

A 3-Year Course: Implementation of POCUS Training Within Internal Medicine Residency Programs

Sideline Ultrasound

The New Paradigm for Understanding, Teaching, and Testing Sonographic Principles

PEARLS - A Physical Exam with Pocket Sized Ultrasound for Routine Use

Acoustic Output Measurements for Therapeutic Ultrasound

Acoustic Output Measurement Process for Diagnostic Ultrasound Systems

Quantifying Medical Ultrasound - An Introduction

Improve Your Fetal Cardiac Imaging: Optimizing in Grayscale and Color Doppler

ATTENTION: ALARA is Important - An Update on the Bioeffects of Ultrasound

System-Dependent Factors Influencing Shear Wave Speed Measurements for Liver Fibrosis Characterization

Artifacts in Sonography

Accreditation Made Simple

Video Programs for CME

Medicolegal Issues in Obstetric Ultrasound

Performance of a Thyroid/Parathyroid Ultrasound Examination: Step-by-Step Tutorial

Practice Guideline for the Performance of a Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Examination: Step-by-step Video Tutorial for Performing Individual Examinations

Principles of Sonography and Doppler Ultrasound

Ultrasound Examination of the Abdomen and/or Retroperitoneum: Step-by-step Video Tutorial for Performing Individual Examinations

Journal CME Self-Study Tests

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Journal Articles

Basic Science and Instrumentation

Publications

Acoustic Output Measurement Standard for Diagnostic Ultrasound Equipment: Revision 1, 2004 (NEMA UD 2-2004)

AIUM Consensus Report on Potential Bioeffects of Diagnostic Ultrasound

How to Interpret the Ultrasound Output Display Standard for Higher Acoustic Output Diagnostic Ultrasound Devices: Version 2

Medical Ultrasound Safety, Third Edition

Performance Criteria and Measurements for Doppler Ultrasound Devices: Technical Discussion - 2nd Edition

Routine Quality Assurance for Diagnostic Ultrasound Equipment

Standard Methods for Calibration of 2D and 3D Spatial Measurement Capabilities of Pulse Echo Ultrasound Imaging Systems