HSC 471 - Vascular Sonography II

3 Hour(s)
This course focuses on the normal gross, relational, cross-sectional and sonographic anatomy of the vascular system to include intracranial vessels, lower and upper extremity venous and arterial systems. Mechanisms of disease unique to the vascular system, as well as the relationship between cardiovascular disease and the health of other organ systems will be discussed. Correlation of laboratory findings and etiologies of disease will be covered. Doppler principles and vascular hemodynamics are presented. Various vascular scanning techniques will be discussed.