Session 1: Transducer Design and Tech Advancements: Today’s transducers may look the same as those from a few years ago, but technology and probe design has changed significantly. It’s what you can’t see that’s changed. These “higher-tech” transducers contain components that are much more fragile than prior generations and they require next level attention. Well explore some of the updates, include common challenges, problems, root causes, and remedies.
Session 2: Reducing probe failures and failure severity Transducer failures are the greatest contributor to support costs in diagnostic ultrasound. Although a portion of probe failures are a result of accidental damage, probes undergo significant wear over time. In time, and if not addressed in a timely manner, normal wear can lead to costly catastrophic failures. With a few enhancements to their day-to-day, sonographers can lengthen the lifecycle of their probes, maintain workflows, and help to significantly reduce support costs for their department, facility, or healthcare system.
Session 3: AIUM / ACR Quality Assurance This session provides hands-on experience relating to the AIUM’s and ACR's quality assurance programs. We’ll present an overview of what is required, and have a system and tissue mimicking phantom on-hand so that you learn to perform them yourself.
Learning Objectives:
Transducer design and technology advancements will enable attendees to understand some of the most recent technology updates in transducer design and how these new technologies require next-gen attention. Attendees will also be exposed to common challenges, problems, root causes, and remedies for these devices.
Reducing probe failures and failure severity will provide attendees with tools, tips, and techniques proven to lengthen the lifecycle of their probes. The take-aways from this session will help to reduce downtime due to probe failures and help to significantly reduce support costs for the department, facility or healthcare system.
AIUM Quality Assurance will enable attendees to understand and perform quality assurance testing as specified by the AIUM. In this session, attendees will be able to use a tissue mimicking phantom and ultrasound system to perform the tests, live.
Demonstrating AIUM Compliant Quality Assurance testing of ultrasound transducers
