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The American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS), incorporated in June 1975, is an independent nonprofit organization that administers examinations and awards credentials in the areas of diagnostic medical sonography, diagnostic cardiac sonography, vascular technology, physicians’ vascular interpretation, musculoskeletal sonography and midwifery ultrasound.
The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) is a nonprofit professional association, representing over 24,000 sonographers and sonography student members across all fifty U.S. states and forty-eight countries, as of 2022. [1] SDMS hosts an annual conference for sonographers and publishes a bi-monthly journal, the Journal of Diagnostic ...
A sonographer is an allied healthcare professional who specializes in the use of ultrasonic imaging devices to produce diagnostic images, scans, videos or three-dimensional volumes of anatomy and diagnostic data. The requirements for clinical practice vary greatly by country. Sonography requires specialized education and skills to acquire ...
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Job Outlook & Salary: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), overall employment of diagnostic medical sonographers is expected to increase by 17% between the years of 2016 and 2026. [3] The median annual wage for diagnostic medical sonographers was $69,650 in May 2016. [3]
May be restricted by state licensure. Certified Medical Assistant: CMA: American Association of Medical Assistants: Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer: RDMS: American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography: Registered Vascular Technologist: RVT: American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography: Registered Diagnostic Cardiac ...
Med. Sonogr. The Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JDMS) is the bimonthly, peer-reviewed medical journal of the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS), and has been in publication since 1985. JDMS publishes peer-reviewed manuscripts supporting the translational use of medical ultrasound for diagnosis, intervention, and other ...
A Sonographic Murphy sign is a finding when performing diagnostic medical sonography.It is different from the Murphy sign found on physical examination, but both signs are associated with cholecystitis [1] When the sonographer presses directly over the gallbladder, and the patient expresses pain, more than when the sonographer presses anywhere else, this is said to be a positive sonographic ...
Medical ultrasound includes diagnostic techniques (mainly imaging techniques) using ultrasound, as well as therapeutic applications of ultrasound. In diagnosis, it is used to create an image of internal body structures such as tendons, muscles, joints, blood vessels, and internal organs, to measure some characteristics (e.g., distances and velocities) or to generate an informative audible sound.