ABSTRACT
Recently, there has been an explosion in the use of ultrasound outside the confines of
the conventional imaging department. Many specialties are waking up to the huge
potential for focused ultrasound and ultrasound guidance for interventions. Unfortunately,
to date, very few formal ultrasound courses are available or accessible to specialist groups.
The result is, in some cases, the purchase and use of ultrasound equipment by individuals
with little or no training.