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ForwardBasic Urologic Ultrasound (2022)
The use of ultrasound is fundamental to the practice of urology. Urologists use ultrasound daily in the office and in the surgical setting to diagnose urologic disease and to guide treatment. In order for urologists to achieve the best possible outcomes from this technology they must have a thorough understanding of the physical principles of ultrasound, the principles of image generation and the common artifacts associated with ultrasound. By viewing this online video, urologists will become acquainted with the effects of technique and machine adjustments on image quality. Documentation of an ultrasound procedure using accepted conventions for orientation, content and nomenclature will be demonstrated. Patient safety implications of the bioeffects of ultrasound will be emphasized. This online video is the foundation for urologic ultrasound education.
The Basic Urologic Ultrasound 2011 online video covers the physical principles of ultrasound, technique, machine settings, documentation and safety of urologic ultrasound. Emphasis on the physics of ultrasound, patient safety considerations and the limitations and advantages of ultrasound are some of the topics that will be addressed.
Target Audience
- Urologists
- Urology Residents
Learning Objectives
After participating in this activity, the learner should be able to:
- Identify the physical principles of ultrasonography
- Analyze the effect of technique and machine adjustment on image quality
- Classify commonly seen artifacts based on underlying physical principles
- Employ accepted conventions for the documentation of an ultrasound exam
- Associate the modes of ultrasound with their appropriate application
- Identify the patient safety implications of the bioeffects of ultrasound
FACULTY
Pat F. Fulgham, MD
Surgical Director of Oncology
Department of Urology
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
Dallas, TX
Disclosures: Urology Clinics of North Texas: Other
PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Urologic Diagnostic & Therapeutic Imaging Committee (UDTIC) Members' Disclosures
Pat F. Fulgham, MD
Dallas, TX
Disclosures: Urology Clinics of North Texas: Other
Ronney Abaza, MD
Columbus, OH
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose
Dean G. Assimos, MD
Winston-Salem, NC
Disclosures: Med Review in Urology: Board Member, r, Trustee; National Institute of Health (NIH): Investigator; Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation (OHF): Consultant or Advisor; Piedmont Stone: Other; Urology Times: Board Member, Officer, Trustee
Jay T. Bishoff, MD
Salt Lake City, UT
Disclosures: Pfizer: Meeting Participant of Lecturer
Patrick N. Ciccone, MD
Belleville, NJ
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose
Ralph V. Clayman, MD
Irvine, CA
Disclosures: Applied Urology: Investment Interest; Boston Scientific: Other; Cook Urological: Consultant or Advisor; Greenwald Inc: Other; Orthopedic Services Inc (OSI): Other; Vascular Technology Inc: Other
John M. Corman, MD
Seattle, WA
Disclosures: Amgen: Investigator; Astra Zeneca: Investigator; Dendreon: Investigator; Epigenomics: Investigator; Glaxo Smith Kline: Investigator; Roll International: Investigator; Wilex: Investigator
Bruce R. Gilbert, MD, PhD
Great Neck, NY
Disclosures: Auxilium: Investigator; Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc: Investigator; Warner Chilcott: Investigator
Frederick A. Gulmi, MD
Brooklyn, NY
Disclosures: Brooklyn Urologic Research Group: Board Member, Officer, Trustee
Gary M. Kirsh, MD
Loveland, OH
Disclosures: Amgen: Consultant or Advisor; Core Oncology: Consultant or Advisor
Kevin R. Loughlin, MD
Boston, MA
Disclosures: Certus Biomedical: Consultant or Advisor; Predictive Biosciences: Board Member, Officer, Trustee; Sierra Molecular: Consultant or Advisor; Taris: Consultant or Advisor; Tengion: Consultant or Advisor
Peter S. Lund, MD
Erie, PA
Disclosures: Pennsylvania Medical Society: Board Member, Officer, Trustee
Arturo Mendoza-Valdes, MD
Mexico
Disclosures: Bristol Myers: Scientific Study or Trial; Ferring: Scientific Study or Trial;TAKEDA-MILLENIUM: Investigator
Steven M. Schlossberg, MD
New Haven, CT
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose
Richard Scott
Linthicum, MD
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose
Stephanie Stinchcomb, CPC
Linthicum, MD
Disclosures: Accurate Coding Solutions: Consultant or Advisor; Board of Medical Specialty Coding: Consultant or Advisor
Martha K. Terris, MD
Augusta, GA
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose
Edouard J. Trabulsi, MD
Philadelphia, PA
Disclosures: Amgen: Consultant or Advisor; Centocor: Consultant or Advisor; Intuitive Surgical: Consultant or Advisor; Lantheus Medical Imaging: Scientific Study or Trial
Education Council
Elspeth M. McDougall, MD
Orange, CA
Disclosures: Endocare: Other; Ethicon Endo-Surgery: Other; Intuitive Surgical: Other; Karl Storz Endoscopy America: Other;Â Simbionix: Other
Christopher L. Amling, MD
Portland, OR
Disclosures: Sanofi-Aventis: Meeting Participant or Lecturer
Gopal Badlani, MD
Winston-Salem, NC
Disclosures: Allergan: Investigator; Lithotripsy Group: Piedmont Stone & Physician Discovery: Investment Interest; Olympus: Investigator; Pfizer: Investigator
Peter R. Carroll, MD
San Francisco, CA
Disclosures: Abbott Pharmaceuticals: Investigator; Department of Defense: Investigator;Â NIH: Investigator
Marc S. Cohen, MD
Gainesville, FL
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose
Robert C. Flanigan, MD
Clarendon Hills, IL
Disclosures: National Cancer Institute: Investigator; NIDDK (NIH): Consultant or Advisor; WJ Weiser: Family/Employee/Affiliation
Pat F. Fulgham, MD
Dallas, TX
Disclosures: Urology Clinics of North Texas: Other
Bruce R. Gilbert, MD, PhD
Greatneck, NY
Disclosures: Auxillum: Investigator; Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc: Investigator; Warner Chilcott: Investigator
David F. Jarrard, MD
Madison, WI
Disclosures: Johnson and Johnson: Consultant or Advisor
David B. Joseph, MD
Birmingham, AL
Disclosures: Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Investigator; Spina Bifida Foundation: Board Member, Officer, Trustee; Tengion: Scientific Study or Trial
Barry A. Kogan, MD
Albany, NY
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose
Benjamin R. Lee, MD
New Orleans, LA
Disclosures: Cook Urological: Consultant or Advisor
Fray F. Marshall, MD
Atlanta, GA
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose
Mary Mathe, PA-C
Celebration, FL
Disclosures: Aureon: Consultant or Advisor
Badar M. Mian, MD
Albany, NY
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose
Arthur P. Mourtzinos, MD
Burlington, MA
Disclosures: Allergan: Investigator; American Medical Systems: Consultant or Advisor; Astellas: Meeting Participant or Lecturer; Coloplast: Meeting Participant or Lecturer; Johnson & Johnson: Consultant or Advisor
J. Kellogg Parsons, MD
LaJolla, CA
Disclosures: AMS: Meeting Participant or Lecturer; Aureon: Consultant or Advisor
Jaspreet S. Sandhu, MD
New York, NY
Disclosures: American Medical Systems: Consultant or Advisor
William D. Steers, MD
Charlottesville, VA
Disclosures: Allergan: Scientific Study or Trial; Food and Drug Administration: Consultant or Advisor; National Institutes of Health: Consultant or Advisor; New England Research Institute (NERI): Consultant or Advisor
John T. Stoffel, MD
Burlington, MA
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose
Chandru P. Sundaram, MD
Indianapolis, IN
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose
Robert M. Sweet, MD
Minneapolis, MN
Disclosures: Allergan: Scientific Study or Trial; American Medical Systems Holding, Inc: Scientific Study or Trial; Coruthers Health Consulting: Consultant or Advisor; Gyrus ACMI Olympus: Other; Medtronic: Scientific Study or Triall; Red Llama Incorporated: Owner
Zhou Wang, PhD
Pittsburgh, PA
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose
Alan J. Wein, MD, PhD
Disclosures: Allergan: Consultant or Advisor; Astellas: Consultant or Advisor; ENDO Pharmaceuticals: Consultant or Advisor; Medtronic: Consultant or Advisor; Pfizer: Consultant or Advisor
Administrative Staff
Angela Clark
Dallas, TX
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose
Denise Williams
Linthicum, MD
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose
2016 Reviewer
Peter Knapp, MD
Disclosures: Strand Diagnostics: Consultant or Advisor
2019 Reviewer
Timothy McClure, MD
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose
2022 Reviewer
Pat F. Fulgham, MD
Disclosures: Urology Clinics of North Texas: Other
METHOD OF PARTICIPATION:
To claim credits/hours of participation, participants must view the online video, take the online posttest, passing with a score of at least 80%, complete and submit the evaluation.
ACCREDIDATION:
The American Urological Association (AUA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CREDIT DESIGNATION:
The American Urological Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
OTHER LEARNERS:
The AUA is not accredited to offer credit to participants who are not MDs or DOs. However, the AUA will issue documentation of participation that states that the activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
EVIDENCE BASED CONTENT:
It is the policy of the AUA to ensure that the content contained in this CME activity is valid, fair, balanced, scientifically rigorous, and free of commercial bias.
AUA DISCLOSURE POLICY:
All persons in a position to control the content of an educational activity (i.e., activity planners, presenters, authors) are required to disclose to the provider all financial relationships with any commercial interest during the previous 24 months. The AUA must determine if the individual’s relationships may influence the educational content and mitigate any conflicts of interest prior to the commencement of the educational activity. The intent of this disclosure is not to prevent individuals with relevant financial relationships from participating, but rather to provide learners information with which they can make their own judgments.
MITIGATION OF IDENTIFIED CONFLICT OF INTEREST:
All disclosures will be reviewed by the AUA Conflict of Interest (COI) Review Work Group Chair and/or Vice Chair for identification of conflicts of interest. The AUA COI Review Work Group, working with Office of Education staff, will document the mechanism(s) for management and mitigation of the conflict of interest and final approval of the activity will be documented prior to implementation. Any of the mechanisms below can/will be used to mitigate conflict of interest:
- Peer review for valid, evidence-based content by the AUA COI Review Work Group.
- Attestation that clinical recommendations are evidence-based and free of commercial bias.
- Introduction of a debate format (point-counterpoint)
- Inclusion of moderated panel discussion with unbiased moderator
- Publication of a parallel or rebuttal article for an article that is felt to be biased
- Divestiture of the relationship by faculty
- Recusal from controlling relevant aspects of planning
- Selection of alternative faculty for specific topic
OFF-LABEL OR UNAPPROVED USE OF DRUGS OR DEVICES:
The audience is advised that this continuing medical education activity may contain reference(s) to off-label or unapproved uses of drugs or devices. Please consult the prescribing information for full disclosure of approved uses.
AUA PARTICIPANT INFORMATION & POLICIES
DISCLAIMER:
The opinions and recommendations expressed by faculty, authors and other experts whose input is included in this program are their own and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of the AUA.
CONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES:
Attendance at or participation in AUA meetings and other activities constitutes an agreement by the registrant to AUA's use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the attendee's image or voice in photographs and electronic reproductions of such meetings and activities.
AUDIO, VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT:
The use of audio, video and other photographic recording equipment by attendees is prohibited inside AUA meeting rooms.
REPRODUCTION PERMISSION:
Reproduction of written materials developed for this AUA course is prohibited without the written permission from individual authors and the American Urological Association.
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE/ DIETARY NEEDS:
The AUA complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act §12112(a). If any participant is in need of special assistance or has any dietary restrictions, please see the registration desk.
DATE OF ORIGINAL RELEASE:
May 2011
REVIEW DATE:
This activity was peer reviewed July 2014, August 2016, January 2019, and February 2022.
EXPIRATION DATE:
March 2025
AUA PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY:
COPYRIGHT:
Materials contained within this video are the sole property of the American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc. and may not be copied or duplicated without the written permission of the American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.
Available Credit
- 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.50 Non-Physician Participation