1) Describe the current role of ultrasound medical physics in clinical practice. 2) Explain the ultrasound image quality metrics utilized in current ultrasound QA/QC testing. 3) Outline the methods and tools available for ultrasound system QA/QC in current clinical practices. 4) Survey the available standards and voluntary accreditation guidelines for medical ultrasound imaging systems. 5) Understand the need for QC at different levels of time and financial investment.
This talk will focus on the present role of ultrasound medical physics in clinical practices. It will review the ultrasound image quality metrics currently utilized in ultrasound QA/QC testing. It will describe testing procedures required and/or recommended by accreditation programs and advisory organizations. General guidelines and available standards will be discussed regarding tolerances for acceptance testing and commissioning of these devices, as well as periodic quality control tests, as applicable to diagnostic B-mode imagers. A brief review of ultrasound phantoms used in these testing procedures will be presented.
Lu, Z,
Ultrasonography 1.0 . Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL.
http://archive.rsna.org/2014/13010885.html
