DDU(Vascular) - Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine

DDU(Vascular) Syllabus3. Upper limb arterial system; including those used for vascular access forhaemodialysis and other treatments.4. Abdominal aorta and its major branches including: visceral, renal and iliac arteries.5. Pre and post-operative vascular ultrasound information for organ transplants.6. Lower limb arterial system including post-intervention states.7. Upper limb venous system.8. Lower limb venous system.9. Intra-abdominal veins including: portal venous system; mesenteric; renal; iliac;inferior vena cava.10. A wide range of possible vascular pathologies and conditions including at least;a. atherosclerosisb. thrombosis (arterial and venous)c. aneurysmd. vasculitise. traumaf. dissectiong. arteriovenous malformation, fistuale and vascular neoplasms (eg carotidbody tumour)h. entrapment syndromesi. fibromuscular dysplasiaj. neointimal hyperplasiak. vasospastic diseasesl. other uncommon arteriopathiesm. venous incompetencen. cardiac and other conditions which may affect haemodynamic function (egcardiomyopathy, chronic cardiac failure, severe aortic stenosis, severetricuspid regurgitation, aortic coarctation, Marfan’s syndrome etc).11. Vasculogenic impotence.12. Lymphatic system.13. Paediatric vascular conditions.14. Quality control processes required to maintain the accuracy of vascularassessment and diagnosis.Principles of Interventional Ultrasound:1) Understanding of the principles and processes for ultrasound guided proceduressuch as sclerotherapy, endovenous laser, interventional therapeutic procedures,and vascular access procedures.18