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.