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Something to Smile About
March 12, 2008 2:13 PM by Daniel Merton

The demand for sonographers and other imaging technologists remains high and all forecasts for the immediate-as well as distant-future indicate that our jobs are secure. This is good news for all of us in terms of our salaries, retention incentives and Read More...

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And You Thought You Were Finished Taking Tests…
February 26, 2008 8:07 AM by Daniel Merton

The American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) has recently announced that they are in the early stages of developing a recertification process for its registrants. In other words, sonography professionals that are ARDMS registered will, Read More...

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Let’s Teach and Learn From Each Other
February 14, 2008 10:04 AM by Daniel Merton

I've written before about the expanding use of sonography for a wide range of new clinical applications combined with the aging population leading to increased demand for sonography services. This is great for sonographers as it provides us with ample Read More...

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Only in the Movies?
February 5, 2008 1:00 PM by Daniel Merton

The new comedy "Juno" about a young woman with an unplanned pregnancy has been the recent focus of several on-line discussions in several sonography forums for its apparently negative depiction of an "ultrasound technician." Some sonographers have suggested Read More...

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Is Sonography Radiology’s Ne’re-Do-Well?
January 30, 2008 12:17 PM by Daniel Merton

There is little doubt that the glamourous diagnostic imaging modalities in the United States have been, for many years, CT and MRI. Tremendous strides have taken place in both of those technologies, particularly in terms of the speed of data acquisition, Read More...

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The Information You Seek is Just a Few Clicks Away
January 28, 2008 8:22 AM by Daniel Merton

I frequently receive emails from sonographers, students in DMS programs and people who are interested in pursuing a career in sonography asking for advice. Sometimes I wonder if some of the people who contact me have done any internet searches at all Read More...

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Opportunity Knocking – Musculoskeletal Sonography Part II
January 18, 2008 2:37 PM by Daniel Merton

Since my earlier post regarding new opportunities for sonographers in MSK sonography (see below), there have been a few inquiries about this subspecialty. Here are a few comments to address some of those issues. As far as how wide-spread the use of MSK Read More...

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I Need a New Job
January 11, 2008 4:43 PM by Daniel Merton

There have been a lot of discussions on various sonography forums and sites about sonographers and sonography students looking for ways to find a job. Fortunately, the current employment situation is favorable, and sonography professionals can pick and Read More...

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Consumer Sonography Scanners
January 8, 2008 8:51 AM by Daniel Merton

This week the Annual Consumer Electronics Show (see: http://www.cesweb.org/default.asp ) is taking place in Sin City--Las Vegas. Opening remarks at the show included comments by Bill Gates (who else?) and the CEO of Yahoo.com Jerry Yang. Mr. Gates indicated Read More...

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Sonography Past, Present and Yet to Come
December 27, 2007 8:31 AM by Daniel Merton

Its been an exciting year for the sonography profession. As is usually the case, advances in technology have been, and will continue to be, the driving force in the field. Among these we've seen several notable strides in 2007, while 2008 could be a pivotal Read More...

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