Pre-Seminar Courses
Principles of Sonography and Doppler Ultrasound
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, | 6:30 am–12:15 pm
Registration | 6:30 am–5:00 pm | Asbury Rotunda
Breakfast | 6:30 am–7:30 am | Asbury Hall
Overview
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the operating principles of sonography and master their diagnostic applications with enhanced expertise. Explore topics such as the conventional pulse-echo principle, the modern virtual beam-forming principle, and more. Dr. Frederick W. Kremkau is a leading expert on the topic and author of the best-selling book Sonography Principles and Instruments, now in its 10th edition.
Learning Objectives
After participating in this course, participants will have increased knowledge and better competence to:
Explain how ultrasound interacts with tissue.
Demonstrate how transducers work.
Identify how sonographic and Doppler instruments produce displays from echoes.
Recognize and manage common artifacts.
Practice quality assurance and safety.
Faculty
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Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD, FACR, FAIMBE, FAIUM, FASAProfessor, Ultrasound Education
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia
Professor Emeritus, Radiologic Sciences
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Agenda
Time | Title | Presenter |
6:15 am–5:00 pm | Onsite Registration Open | Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD, FACR, FAIMBE, FAIUM, FASA |
6:30 am– 7:30 am | Breakfast | |
7:30 am–8:15 am | Ultrasound: Sound We Don’t Hear | |
8:15 am–9:00 am | Transducers: Sending and Receiving | |
9:00 am–9:30 am | Instruments: Imaging Anatomy 1 | |
9:30 am–9:45 am | Break | |
9:45 am–10:15 am | Instruments: Imaging Anatomy 2 | |
10:15 am–10:45 am | Artifacts: What Can Go Wrong? | |
10:45 am–11:45 am | Instruments: Imaging and Flow | |
11:45 am–11:55 am | Is it Performing Well? | |
11:55 am–12:15 pm | Is it Safe? | |
12:15 pm–12:30 pm | Questions, Discussions, and Answers | |
12:30 pm | Adjourn |
Agenda subject to change.
The AIUM designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
