Lab 10/19/2010

In the two images above you can visualize the gallbladder. It is seen in two diferent patient positions. The first image was seen in the supine position and the second in the left lateral decub position. Imaging the gallbladder in two different positions is very important if the patient has stones. The gallbladder tends to move significantly and is easily visualized in both planes and positions. Lab was great over all! =)

XOXO Sam

10/07/2010 Efficiency

In this lab we really worked on time efficiency. This is a very important aspect of our job because when we go out to clinicals we need to be able to obtain the images we need in a timely manner without sacraficing image quality. Our clinical sites are going to expect us to know what it is we are doing and if we aren't up to par it will then in turn look bad on our program and ourselves. So I think this lab was a great learning experience for all of us because it helped us to realize where we need to be at with our scanning abilities! =) This image that i uploaded was an image of this patients pancreas. Even though the pancreas can be somewhat hard to visualize due to the fact that it does not have a capsule, it is easily distinguishable in this image.

XOXO Sam

9/30/2010 =)

In this image i captured a transverse view of the hepatic veins of the liver. This patient was a difficult scan not because of her body habitus, but because she has a sensative abdomin so any pressure was too much pressure. Overall this lab was another great one. We were able to work on obtaining new images never aquired before and perfect our abilities on things we have been scanning for a while now such as great vessels and liver. =)

XOXO Sam

9/23/2010 Google time =)

In this lab we were going to focus on getting familiarized with the different machines and their buttons but unfortunately the power went out 15 minutes into scannig =( So here is one of the four images that i had taken. Google time was a great idea and hopefully we can attempt to do it again in the near future =)

XOXO Sam

9/16/2010

In this lab we got to scan the gallbladder and the biliary tree which was a challenge in itself. The images that I have posted are images of the Gallbladder in different planes and also different patient position. The first two images were taken with the patient in the supine position where as the third was taken in the left lateral decub position. This position is beneficial when diagnosing stones because we can see them role with the help of gravity also the liver acts as a great window to visualize the GB in this position. Overall another fun interactive lab to help us learn the different techniques that we can utilize when images are not obtainable in the normal positions! =)

XOXO Sam