SONO 40 - Ultrasound Physics I

    Recent Professors
    Laurie A. Campoy, Porfirio Negrete, Elizabeth Yepez
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    16 students
    Difficulty
    5.4Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    1.5
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    <b><font color="7A0018">Begins Fall 2025</b></font><br> Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. This course covers the basic principles and terminology of diagnostic ultrasound physics and instrumentation to include: a review of mathematical skills, transducers, sound beam dynamics, and image displays. Hands-on instruction will introduce the student to elementary scanning skills as it pertains to the physical nature of ultrasound, and workpace sonographic ergonomics.
    Usually Held
    Tue 9:10am–10:05am, Wed 11:40am–1:10pm