What Does an Ultrasound Technician Do?
Ultrasound technicians are also known as diagnostic ultrasound professionals, diagnostic medical sonographers, ultrasound technologists, sonography technologists, ultrasonographers or simply sonographers. Because of the unique duties and skills contained in an ultrasound technician job description, … [Read More...]
Step 1: Major Sonography Education Requirements
Although specific sonography education prerequisites can vary from program to program, the following are general education requirements prospective students will be expected to fulfill before applying to take ultrasound technician programs. One-Year or Two-Year Program Applicants to one-year … [Read More...]
The History of Ultrasound
The earliest notions of ultrasound were developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Europe. In particular, the French government during World War I assigned physicist Paul Langevin the task of creating a device capable of detecting underwater enemy submarines using high-frequency … [Read More...]
The Best and Worst States to Be an Ultrasound Technician in 2013
Whether you are getting ready to graduate from an ultrasound technician program or you are an experienced sonographer looking to relocate, you are in an occupation where you have great prospects almost anywhere in the country. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) forecasts demand for … [Read More...]
Sonographers in 2013: Best and Worst States
Whether you are getting ready to graduate from an ultrasound technician program or you are an experienced sonographer looking to relocate, you are in an occupation where you have great prospects almost anywhere in the country. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) forecasts demand for ultrasound techs will grow exponentially … [Read More...]
Sonography Career Development:
Ultrasound Technician Job Outlook and Trends: Make Your Sonography Career a Reality
Between 2010 and 2020, the number of sonography jobs is expected to increase by 44 percent nationally. By comparison, total growth by 2020 for all job sectors in the U.S. is expected to be 14 percent according to the … [Read More...]
10 Specialty Career Options in Sonography: Which Career Option Fits you Best?
As has already been noted in the section of Ultrasound Technician Education, ultrasound technicians have many options available for specialized training and certification. Pursuing such options can enhance career and … [Read More...]
Ultrasound Technician Employment Statistical Data: Industry, National, State and Local Area
The following table shows ultrasound technician employment from 1999 to 2011 in the following seven industries: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Management of Companies and … [Read More...]
Help and Advice When Applying for Ultrasound Jobs
For students choosing a sonography career, the first step to landing a good job is to begin college as soon as possible, take a full course load and avoid withdrawing from classes and otherwise increasing the cost of … [Read More...]
Learn Ultrasound Knowledge:
What is an Ultrasound?
What is an Ultrasound?[/caption]Those interested in sonography will benefit from knowing in greater detail how ultrasound works. The term itself refers to sound wave frequencies that are beyond 20,000 hertz, which is … [Read More...]
How Does an Ultrasound Machine Work?
An ultrasound scanner consists of a number of components including a transducer probe, a central processing unit (CPU), a monitor, a keyboard with control knobs, disk storage devices, a printer and so on. The most … [Read More...]
4 Types of Medical Ultrasound Imaging You Should Know
The twelve major types of ultrasound procedures described in other articles, make use of four kinds of available ultrasound image. The choice of which type of image to use depends on the goals for a particular test, the … [Read More...]
The Risks, Benefits and Future of Ultrasound
Although this website focuses on sonography as a career, another recurring theme was the many benefits of ultrasound procedure itself – benefits that will cause a high demand for sonographers both now and in future. … [Read More...]
Types of Ultrasound: Uses and Limitations of Abdominal Ultrasound (Part 1 of 12)
This section with 12 short articles offers a systematic survey of the uses and limits of common types of ultrasound scans. In some cases, it builds on information presented earlier in the article 10 Types of Ultrasound … [Read More...]
Latest News
Effectiveness of Ultrasound Machines & MRI Machines to Detect Erosive Diseases
January 25, 2013 By Lisa Leave a Comment
Performing bilateral ultrasounds of both the metatarsophalangeal and the metacarpophalangeal joints while using magnetic resonance imaging of the individuals dominant hand showed that these methods were superior to using an X-ray when it comes to … [Read More...]
A New Technology That Merges Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Ultrasound Aids Targeted Biopsy and Treatment of Prostate Cancer
January 16, 2013 By Lisa Leave a Comment
Four UCLA departments (biomedical engineering, pathology, radiology and urology) develop and test the new prostate-imaging technology that fuses MRI with real-time, three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound. The project was done in collaboration with leading … [Read More...]