Innovations in ultrasound have their origins in a large variety of fields of science and engineering. This includes material science, solid state physics, electronic engineering, computer science, pharmaceutical research. These are the driving force behind the success story of this imaging modality in medicine.
They are constantly opening up new doors for clinical applications, with improved image quality and acquisition speeds creating more and refined diagnostic data in a shorter time period. This results in better workflow and clinical outcome.
Our mission is to share within the academy the technical understanding of these innovations and their clinical applications and relevance from the earliest stage on. From our point of view it is a key prerequisite to comprehend these technologies and their clinical potential. This allows to make the right decisions in designing the workflow solutions in the ultrasound department and to optimise the investment for best clinical outcomes.
Latest equipment in the hands of the instructors and the students, up-to-date knowledge about technology that is on the market and in the pipeline of the manufacturers will increase the confidence in utilizing ultrasound as a comprehensive imaging modality linked into the diagnostic and therapeutic processes of the healthcare environment.
In the focus of discussions are topics such as 3D/4D imaging and post-processing solutions with fundamental impact on the way of the ultrasound diagnostic procedures.
A tremendous potential of basically new applications is identified in the rapidly developing field of molecular imaging in ultrasound. From contrast enhanced blood pool imaging with low mechanical index and contrast pulse shaping for the detection of the targeted agents, techniques are evolving for therapeutic applications through ultrasound modulated disruption of targeted micro bubbles for highly selective drug delivery.
New transducer concepts and technologies for internal and external applications are emerging that will further improve image quality. Frame rates accompanied by better ergonomics make scanning faster and easier giving a higher diagnostic confidence.
More powerful data analysis, faster archiving and reporting tools integrated into a network environment are constantly being developed to improve the overall clinical workflow not only in the ultrasound department but in the entire healthcare enterprise.
