Exam Requirements: General Ultrasound (Revised 5-10-2022)
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Modified on: Tue, 10 May, 2022 at 2:06 PM
A total of 2 exams are required:
If upper abdominal ultrasound is performed, a complete upper abdominal ultrasound is required, along with one different exam. Please select one of the following exams for your second submission: renal, scrotal, thyroid, transrectal prostate or shoulder.
If upper abdominal ultrasound is NOT performed, a total of 2 exams must be selected from the remaining exam options: renal, scrotal, thyroid, transrectal prostate or shoulder.
Complete documentation/survey means a series of several images throughout the entire organ in two planes. For example, from one side of the organ to the other in the longitudinal plane and from superior to inferior in the transverse plane.
Anatomy should be intentionally imaged in an organized fashion and correctly labeled for clarity.
Exam Requirements: General Ultrasound Accreditation |
Complete Upper Abdominal |
LiverGallbladder Biliary Duct Pancreas | KidneysSpleen Aorta IVC |
Renal |
Complete documentation in longitudinal At least three gray scale images to include lateral, mid without measurement, medial
Complete documentation in transverse At least three gray scale images to include upper pole, mid without measurement, lower pole
Renal length |
Scrotum |
Complete documentation in longitudinal At least three gray scale images to include lateral, mid without measurements, medial
ORCine clip of each testicle in longitudinal from medial to lateralAt least one static gray scale image of each testicle in longitudinal without measurements
Complete documentation in transverse At least three gray scale images to include superior, mid without measurements, inferior
ORCine clip of each testicle in transverse from superior to inferiorAt least one static gray scale image of each testicle in transverse without measurements
Measurement of testes - length, height (AP), widthDocumentation of epididymis and other peritesticular structures Evaluation with color and/or spectral Doppler imaging |
Thyroid |
Complete documentation of both lobes in longitudinal At least three gray scale images to include lateral, mid without measurements, medial
ORCine clip of each lobe in longitudinal from medial to lateralAt least one static gray scale image of each lobe in longitudinal without measurements
Complete documentation of both lobes in transverse At least three gray scale images to include superior, mid without measurements, inferior
ORCine clips of each lobe in transverse from superior to inferiorAt least one static gray scale image of each lobe in transverse without measurements
Measurement of both lobes – length, height (AP), widthTransverse gray scale isthmus without and with AP measurement |
Transrectal Prostate |
Complete documentation in longitudinal At least three gray scale images to include right lateral, mid without measurements, left lateral
Complete documentation in transverse/coronal At least three gray scale images to include apex, mid without measurements, base
Size – obtain three measurements from two orthogonal planesDocumentation of periprostatic structures |
Shoulder |
Complete gray scale documentation in two planes |
Revision History for this Article |
Date | Section | Description of Revision(s) |
12-12-19 | All | Article created; FAQs incorporated; No criteria changes |
1-27-2020 |
| Clarified required exams and separated exam requirements for gallbladder and biliary duct. |
2-26-2020 | Scrotum | Changed "Doppler utilized when indicated" to "Evaluation with color and/or spectral Doppler Imaging" |
6-2-2020 |
| Added complete documentation description |
8-3-2020 |
| Added additional complete documentation descriptions in complete upper abdominal exam (liver and kidneys), renal exam, scrotum exam, thyroid exam and transrectal prostate exam. |
4-21-2021 | Complete Upper Abdominal | Removed "and ductal" from liver anatomy |
4-21-21 | Scrotum | Added "Size of testes" evaluation requirement |
1-21-2022 |
| Updated exam requirements |
5-10-2022 | Complete Upper Abdominal | Moved "renal length" bullet to be in-line with complete documentation |
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