Free Material of Scientific Societies

Books

The Safe Use of Ultrasound in Medical Diagnosis, 3rd Edition. Gail ter Haar (ed.) British Institute of Radiology (BIR), London, 2012

Free download at: http://www.birpublications.org/page/ultrasound

Manual of Diagnostic Ultrasound. Volume 1. Palmer PES (ed.). WHO in collaboration with WFUMB, 1995

Free download at: http://files.aium.org/WFUMB/WHO_Ultrasound_Manual_Vol1.pdf

Manual of Diagnostic Ultrasound. Volume 2. Palmer PES (ed.). WHO in collaboration with WFUMB, 1995

Free download at: http://files.aium.org/WFUMB/WHO_Ultrasound_Manual_Vol2.pdf

EFSUMB Course Book. Dietrich CF (ed.).

Free download at: http://www.efsumb.org/ecb/ecb-01.asp

Other Material

DEGUM (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ultraschall in der Medizin, German Society for Ultrasound in Medicine)

Recommendations for documentation of neurosonographic examinations. German Society of Ultrasound in Medicine, Neurology Section

Free download at:

http://www.degum.de/fileadmin/dokumente/sektionen/neurologie/richtlinien/DokuEmpfehlungen_Englisch_korrigiert.pdf

The German Ultrasound Museum.

http://www.ultraschallmuseum.de/index.php?link=101

BMUS (The British Medical Ultrasound Society)

Guidelines for the safe use of diagnostic ultrasound equipment.

Free download at: http://www.bmus.org/policies-guides/pg-safety03.asp

AIUM (American Institute of Ultrasound in Medine)

Practice Guidelines. American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.

Free download at:

http://www.aium.org/resources/guidelines.aspx

EFSUMB (European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)

EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations.

Free download at: http://www.efsumb.org/guidelines/guidelines01.asp

EFSUMB Minimum Training Recommendations for the Practice of Medical Ultrasound in Europe

Free download at: http://www.efsumb.org/guidelines/guidelines01.asp

SDMS (Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography)

Diagnostic Ultrasound Clinical Practice Standards

Free link: http://www.sdms.org/positions/clinicalpractice.asp

Standards for Assurance of Minimum Entry-Level Competence for the Diagnostic Ultrasound Professional

Free download at: http://www.sdms.org/positions/clinicalpractice.asp

Scope of Practice for the Diagnostic Ultrasound Professional

Free link: http://www.sdms.org/positions/scope.asp