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Introduction to Ultrasound a) History of medical ultrasound (US) b) The roles of ultrasound in imaging diagnosis c) Some common definitions d) How US benefits patients Recent Advances of Medical Ultrasound

2. a) Basic Physics of Ultrasound b) Ultrasonic Properties of Tissues

3. a) Performance and Safety of Medical Ultrasound b) Bioeffects c) Other Medical Applications

4. a) Construction of Transducer b) Beams and Focusing c) Scanning and Detail Resolution

5. a) Beam Former b) Signal Processor c) Image Processor

6. Clinical diagnosis (I) a) Normal Sonographic anatomy b) Neurosonography c) Cardiovascular system: general introduction

7. Scanning techniques a) General principles of scanning techniques b) How to obtain good ultrasound images c)Demonstration and practice

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8. a) Doppler Ultrasound Principles and Clinical Applications

9. Instrumentations a) General real-time ultrasound scanners b) Other special designs c) Image quality assurance

10. Clinical diagnosis (II) Gastroenterology: liver and spleen Gastroenterology: biliary and pancreas

11. Clinical diagnosis (III) a) Urology b) Female Pelvis c) Retroperitoneum d)Demonstration and practice

12. Clinical Diagnosis (IV) a) Peripheral vascular b) Thyroid gland c) Breasts d) Testes

13. Sonography of MSK & Sport Injury

14. Review: What's the most important thing to know in practice of ultrasonography

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