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Basic Science and Instrumentation

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

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Online Lectures

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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

Webinars

AIUM Webinar: The New Paradigm for Understanding, Teaching, and Testing Sonographic Principles

AIUM/ACP Webinar: PEARLS - A Physical Exam with Pocket Sized Ultrasound for Routine Use

AIUM Webinar: Acoustic Output Measurements for Therapeutic Ultrasound

AIUM Webinar: Acoustic Output Measurement Process for Diagnostic Ultrasound Systems

AIUM Webinar: Quantifying Medical Ultrasound - An Introduction

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

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

AIUM Webinar: Artifacts in Sonography

Video Programs for CME

Principles of Sonography and Doppler Ultrasound

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