Abdominal Ultrasound
Abdominal Ultrasound
- Level
- Language
- English
- Credits
- 15 ECTS
- Locations
- Groningen
The course Abdominal Ultrasound is mainly concerned with the professional and methodical appliance of ultrasound. The focus is the basic clinical skills in abdominal sonographic examinations. This course is offered by the educational programme Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (MIRT), so there will also be attention for background knowledge of physics and image recognition.
About this minor
Due to governmental measures being taken in a lot of countries including the Netherlands, and borders being closed to help reduce the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), we believe that it is better to cancel the short programme Abdominal Ultrasound.
Hope to see you next year.
Do you have a background in medical imaging and want to attend a short programme abroad? Abdominal Ultrasound might be the short programme you're looking for.
The course Abdominal Ultrasound is mainly concerned with the professional and methodical appliance of ultrasound. The focus is the basic clinical skills in abdominal sonographic examinations. This course is offered by the educational programme Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (MIRT), so there will also be attention for background knowledge of physics and image recognition.
During the course there are four case studies on which the students works individually and with fellow students. The course focuses on anatomy and pathology of the urinary system, image recognition in ultrasound diagnostics, image quality in ultrasound diagnostics, and artefacts.
Before you can start
Admission requirements
- You are a third-year of fourth-year student with a background in medical imaging (Bachelor level)
- You have completed your first year of your education and have obtained at least 45 ECTS in the main phase (year 2, 3 (or 4)).
Language requirements
• Academic IELTS 6.0 overall
Admission & application
Please check with your home university whether there is an agreement set up with the Hanze School that is offering the exchange programme of your choice. To apply for and be admitted for our exchange programme you should take the following steps
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1. Be nominated by your home university
Once you have been nominated, your nomination will be checked by us and confirmed to your home university by email. You will receive your application link during our application period.
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2. Submit your online application
Once you have been nominated by your home university you will receive a personal application link and the application instructions during our application period. The application is fully digital and documents do not have to be send by email or postal mail. Make sure you do not miss our application deadline!
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3. Letter of Acceptance
Once you have submitted your application we will check your documents. If you have to re-submit any documents, we will let you know. We will be sending out Acceptance Letters from the beginning of May when you start in September and from the middle of October when you start in February.
Find out more about our application process and practical matters.
