Course:
Ultrasound
Module:
3D Ultrasound in Gynecology
Module Description:
Audience: All practitioners of ultrasound or anyone interested in learning about 3D ultrasound in gynecology.
Prerequisites: None
During this one-hour video presentation, Dr. Pretorius discusses current clinical applications of 3D ultrasound in the pelvis.
Presenter: Dolores H. Pretorius, MD, Professor, Department of
Radiology, University of California, San Diego.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
*Discuss how to do 3D ultrasound of the uterus and ovaries
*Demonstrate various display techniques used to assess the uterus and ovaries
*Discuss current clinical applications of 3D ultrasound
in the pelvis
Author:
Dolores H.. Pretorius, M.D.,
About the author:
Dr. Pretorius is a Professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Pretorius did her residency at the University of California, San Diego, her fellowship and initial academic career at the University of Colorado Health Science Center and then returned to UCSD in 1986. She has been involved in research in the areas of obstetrical and gynecological ultrasound for many years. She wrote a textbook on Obstetrical Ultrasound with Drs. Nyberg and Mahony which has been used as a reference worldwide. She has assisted in developing clinical applications for three-dimensional ultrasound (3DUS) imaging (3D Ultrasound Imaging Group Home Page) with Dr. Thomas Nelson at the University of California, San Diego for the last 18 years. She has worked on the use of 3DUS primarily in obstetrics but also in other areas including gynecology, vascular, measurement accuracy and interventional radiology.
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