Complete course in ultrasound angiology
The entire path in ultrasound angiology in a single course — from ultrasound physics and vascular anatomy to confident diagnostics of arteries and veins of all vascular beds.
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Expert ultrasound diagnostics of the cervical and intracranial vessels
Systematic understanding of the diagnosis of carotid, vertebral and intracranial artery pathology — from IMT to non-invasive assessment of intracranial pressure.
36academic hours
Expertlevel
Distance learningmode of study
Course curriculum
- Doppler angle: alignment with the flow or with the wall
- Correct angle setting as the basis of reliable quantitative diagnosis
- Real cases where the walls and the direction of flow do not coincide, and an error of 5–10° leads to clinically significant deviations
- Sources of error in ultrasound scanning: the role of the specialist, technique, and equipment
- Analysis of human, technical and methodological factors that can distort the results of a duplex examination
- Practical approaches to self-assessment and internal quality audit
- Assessment of the intima-media complex and vascular age
- Current protocols of IMT measurements, «vascular age», ASE 2008 / ESC 2021 standards
- Features of imaging the near and far walls, assessment of site representativeness and normal ranges
- Criteria for ICA stenosis according to the IAC consensus (2024)
- Evolution from SRU to IAC 2024, new threshold values for PSV, EDV and velocity ratios
- Step-by-step adaptation of the laboratory to the updated requirements
- Criteria for CCA, ECA and VA stenosis
- Velocity parameters, characteristic spectra, and typical pitfalls in the assessment of the ECA and VA
- How to avoid over- and underestimation of stenosis in borderline segments
- Carotid duplex: incidental pathology
- Dissections, thrombi, mycotic aneurysms, radiation fibrosis and compression syndromes
- Reporting strategy and recommendations for the clinician
- Eagle syndrome (Eagle Syndrome)
- The styloid process as a source of vascular compression
- Arterial, venous and neurogenic variants, anatomical correlates and an approach to formulating the conclusion
- Intracranial arteries examination protocol
- Complete TCD / TCI examination algorithm: MCA, ACA, PCA, BA, VA
- PRF settings, correction angle, MFV recording and documentation of flow directions
- Non-invasive assessment of intracranial hypertension
- Use of the pulsatility index (PI) for an approximate assessment of ICP
- Critical thresholds, calculation using the Bellner formula, monitoring of PI over time
An expert course on brachiocephalic and intracranial vessels. You will master the full protocol — from duplex scanning according to ASE standards and the Mannheim consensus to transcranial Doppler ultrasonography — and learn to avoid diagnostic errors related to technique, equipment, and operator.
Complex clinical cases will cease to be complex.
Scientific Director of the MEDTRAIN Training Center, expert physician in ultrasound diagnostics
Blagodir Boris Vladislavovich — scientific director of the MEDTRAIN Training Center, ultrasound diagnostics expert physician with 22 years of experience and 13+ years of teaching. He conducts author's courses on echocardiography and vascular ultrasound, combining rigorous protocols with a clear step-by-step methodology. Quality marker: completed advanced programs at Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, ASE Learning Hub, Mayo Clinic, SVM; member of AIUM, president of the Eurasian Association of Ultrasound and Functional Diagnostics Specialists. Learn from a practitioner who turns complex algorithms into clear decisions.
Scientific director of MEDTRAIN. 22 years of clinical work in ultrasound diagnostics; 13+ years of training physicians: from basic echocardiography to expert vascular ultrasound and functional diagnostics.
Core competencies
- Echocardiography (quantitative chamber assessment, diastole, valvular defects, prostheses, GLS/Strain).
- Vascular ultrasound (carotid territory, transcranial studies, arteries/veins of the lower extremities, visceral and renal vessels, post-procedural states).
- Abdominal ultrasound, obstetrics and gynecology (basic and advanced protocols).
- Internal quality audit and report standardization.
Educational track
- Abdominal Ultrasound Registry Review — Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, 2021.
- Duplex/Color Evaluation of Venous Insufficiency — Gulfcoast, 2021.
- Best of Echo Florida, 2022.
- Adult Echocardiography — Gulfcoast, 2022.
- OB/GYN Ultrasound Registry Review — Gulfcoast, 2022.
- Advanced Echo — ASE Learning Hub, 2023.
- Destination + Livestream Courses — Mayo Clinic, 2023.
- ASE RPVI Online Review Course, 2023.
- SVM Comprehensive Review of Vascular Ultrasound, 2023.
Memberships and roles
- Member of AIUM (The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine).
- President of the Eurasian Association of Ultrasound and Functional Diagnostics Specialists.
Teaching approach
- Only validated protocols and clear if/then algorithms.
- Plenty of demonstrations and analysis of real cases.
- Measurement checklists and report templates ready for audit.
- A clear link between «criterion → clinical decision» so that your reports are accepted at the MDT without questions.
What participants gain
- A working system: what to measure, how to index, how to formulate conclusions.
- A materials package: checklists, normal-value tables, report templates.
- Feedback and support in the chat.
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