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Ultrasound imaging the liver: a supplement to abdominal dissection
Author(s) -
Lee Vaughan H
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.958.9
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasound , dissection (medical) , diaphragm (acoustics) , radiology , session (web analytics) , abdomen , medical physics , computer science , physics , world wide web , acoustics , loudspeaker
Advances in ultrasound technology are rapidly making ultrasound imaging an important tool for physicians at point of care. In an effort to prepare our students for this aspect of their medical future, TTUHSC/SOM is incorporating ultrasound techniques in undergraduate medical curriculum. An ultrasound session was designed for first year students in Clinically Oriented Anatomy and incorporated into their dissection session of the abdomen. Each student obtained a traverse ultrasound view of the liver in a standardized patient emphasizing position of the liver relative to the diaphragm and inferior vena cava, as well as other structures (hepatic veins, portal veins, caudate lobe and ligamentum venosum). The exercise was assessed by two questions on the practical exam about liver structure using ultrasound images. Average student performance on these questions was good (87.5% and 93.75%). Student opinion was assessed by survey questions. Effectiveness and desire for more US sessions received scores of 4.40 and 4.62, respectively, on a five‐point Likert scale. Students indicated a desire for more ultrasound sessions with more in‐depth training. Supplementing dissections with ultrasound imaging can augment the dissection experience and introduce students to clinical skills. This project was funded by the Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry and the School of Medicine, TTUHSC.