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Irony in the Use of Ultrasound: The Good, Bad and Unthinkable
March 15, 2010 5:44 PM by Daniel Merton

Talk about irony. On the same day that the Register-Herald Reporter in West Virginia has an article about a bill expected to be signed by that state’s governor requiring abortion providers to offer their patients a pre-procedure sonogram (heartily endorsed Read More...

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MSK Sonography Flexes its Muscles
March 9, 2010 11:14 AM by Daniel Merton

Just in case you're one of the two or three sonographers who haven't heard, musculoskeletal (MSK) sonography is growing rapidly throughout the world. Its use in Australia, Asia and Europe has been well established for years (partly due to the limited Read More...

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It Just Makes Sense...And Saves Lives
September 25, 2009 12:14 PM by Daniel Merton

The title of the article read "Woman bleeds to death after doctor accidentally punctures jugular while inserting a drip - and no blood is available for transfusion"- clearly a tragic result of a relatively minor procedure gone terribly wrong. Two unfortunate Read More...

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The SRU Reaches Out to Sonographers and Technologists
August 5, 2008 3:09 PM by Daniel Merton

I recently received the brochure and registration materials for the 2008 Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound's Annual Meeting. I was somewhat surprised to have received the brochure, because historically the SRU has generally not been very receptive Read More...

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The Piezoelectric Effect: Can it Relieve the Pressures of the Energy Crisis?
July 30, 2008 12:32 PM by Daniel Merton

A colleague recently shared with me a short video that appears on www.youtube.com that describes the potential to use the piezoelectric effect as a form of alternative energy. Sonographers know that the "piezoelectric effect" describes the ability of Read More...

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ARDMS’s Single Physics Examination
June 24, 2008 9:32 AM by Daniel Merton

In case you haven't heard, the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) has announced that starting in Spring 2009, a new Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) examination will be made available. Before all of you who are Read More...

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Sonographer Salaries On the Rise
June 10, 2008 2:53 PM by Daniel Merton

I recently received the results of the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography's 2008 Sonographer Salary and Benefits Survey . Every few years the SDMS does a survey and provides its membership with the results---it's a nice benefit of being an SDMS Read More...

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Spreading the Word: It’s a Two-Way Street
June 3, 2008 4:18 PM by Daniel Merton

For the past several years I've been visiting high schools (and occasionally elementary schools) to teach students about diagnostic medical sonography and the role of the sonographer. Although the primary objective of these trips is to encourage students Read More...

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Something for Everyone at the Leading Edge
May 27, 2008 11:42 AM by Daniel Merton

Last week the Jefferson Ultrasound Research and Education Institute (my employer) held it's annual Leading Edge in Diagnostic Ultrasound conference in Atlantic City, NJ. This was the 28 th annual meeting and I felt very much like a "seasoned alumni" (read: Read More...

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Bubbles are Back!
May 16, 2008 8:41 AM by Daniel Merton

A change in the labeling of Definity and Optison is the direct result of concerted efforts by the echocardiology community. Chalk one up for the good guys! In a rare move, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to relax its warning Read More...

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Minimally Trained but Maximally Utilized
May 13, 2008 4:18 PM by Daniel Merton

At this year's Annual American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine conference, Dr. Brian Garra of the University of Vermont School of Medicine and long-time sonographer advocate made scientific a presentation entitled "Scan Protocols for Use by Nonmedical Read More...

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A New Electronic Leash
April 29, 2008 10:56 AM by Daniel Merton

Remember the days when the sonographer could go off on portables (toting a bundle of film cassettes) taking their own sweet time to wander around the hospital, do a few cases in the intensive care units, chat with the floor nurses and colleagues they Read More...

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The AIUM's EER Issues an RFP to Help Professionals Help Patients
April 17, 2008 3:50 PM by Daniel Merton

As sonographers and vascular technologists, it is in our interest for the medical community (as well as the general public) to recognize the benefits of our examinations. This includes the potential and real benefits diagnostic sonography offers as compared Read More...

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CARE Bill is Making Progress
April 4, 2008 9:03 AM by Daniel Merton

The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography recently announced that the "Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy" (CARE bill; Senate 1042) recently passed the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Read More...

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A Valuable Web-based Tool For Us All
March 31, 2008 10:11 AM by Daniel Merton

Several years ago the topic of one of my ADVANCE for Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals articles was a hypothetical "eBay for Healthcare." In that column I described how potentially useful a feedback feature would be for patients to be able to Read More...

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