Echo Module for SonoMan System

The Echo Module enables students to learn the basics of echocardiography. There are three windows: subxiphoid, parasternal, and apical. The image library includes images and video of two normal patients and four abnormal patients where abnormalities like pericardial effusions can be identified.

Each window includes several targets to provide a complete view of the exam window This diagnostic ultrasound training system allows the user to learn about:

• Landmarks on the body used for identification of window locations for the exam
• Reading and understanding the various normal and abnormal views

With two versions of each image - student and mentor - the user has access to an annotated version of each image. In addition to the mentor version, which provides a standard explanation, the "Instructor" mode allows the instructor to include additional annotations.

Skill Development:

• Read diagnostic ultrasound imaging
• Identify external and internal landmarks for echocardiography

Features and Benefits:

• Five targets in each window
• Transverse and longitudinal viewing
• All images and videos are of actual patients - both normal and abnormal
• Mentor mode allows users to activate the onscreen labels of any of the digital images
• Each module includes an instructor (teaching) and student (exam) mode

About SonoMan (sold separately). The SonoMan System provides an affordable platform for teaching students how to read diagnostic ultrasound imaging. The system includes a soft tissue body form with internal and external landmarks and a simulated probe.  The torso has 258 unique probe locations providing a normal image for each window. The system's software platform allows users to expand SonoMan's capabilities with additional training modules.