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2019-2020 Academic Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SONO 309 - Abdominal Anatomy and Pathology (3)

Prerequisites: SONO 101 , SONO 136 , SONO 305  
Corequisite: SONO 225 , SONO 311  
All Sonography prerequisites must be completed with a minimum grade of “C+” (2.30).
This course will provide a review of normal anatomy, assessment, and evaluation of major abdominal organs and superficial structures. Emphasis will be placed on the in-depth evaluation of pathology identified sonographically in the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, abdominal vessels, retroperitoneum, spleen, thyroid, and breast. Laboratory values and disease processes that impact other organ systems will also be explored. Students will correlate sonographic findings with other imaging modalities.