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"I just returned from a two week training mission in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam where we hae been teaching OB ultrasound and physics to OB/Gyn doctors. I am collaborating with Project vietnam Foundation and IFSER (International Foundation for…"

"The SMA should demonstrate a high resistance spectral Doppler display in a fasting patient. In a normal patient the diastolic flow in the SMA should increase (lower resistance) after the patient eats due to the increased demand for blood from the…"

"Prenatal Baby Portrait studios may seem well and harmless but it violates every aspect of being a professional sonographer. At the least it violates the ALARA principle and the FDA statement that ultrasound units are a medical imaging device…"

"I absolutely agree. As an educator I try to drive home this very important fact to my students. Changing patient position can be critical in demonstrating that one very important stone. I worked with a radiologist that would insist that an upright…"

"Small non-shadowing stones can be a real challenge. The technical factors of the exam can play an important role in whether or not stones will shadow. First of all, do not use CrossBeam or SonoCT as this may well remove the shadow. Second of all use…"