🎓 ARDMS SPI Pre-Exam Course – SECTION 3: Zoom Lectures 🗓️ Date: Friday 🕔 Time: 5:00 PM (Riyadh Time) 👨‍🏫 Instructor: Dr. Bader Abounib 📍 Platform: Zoom 📘 Lecture 1: Ultrasound Transducers & Sound Beam Formation 🔹 Introduction to ultrasound transducers 🔹 Piezoelectric effect ⚡ 🔹 Transducer types: linear, curvilinear, phased array 🧩 🔹 Sound beam formation and focusing 🔍 🔹 Resolution: axial vs. lateral 🌀 🔹 Frequency selection and imaging depth 🔹 Q&A session ❓ ⏸️ 10-Minute Break 📘 Lecture 2: Imaging Modes and Display Formats 🔹 Overview of imaging modes: A-mode, B-mode, M-mode 🧭 🔹 Grayscale and real-time imaging 🌗 🔹 M-mode in motion and cardiac analysis ⏱️ 🔹 Doppler techniques: color, power, spectral 🎨🎶 🔹 Display formats: sector, linear, curvilinear 📺 🔹 Wrap-up and final Q&A ❓ 📩 Join 5 minutes early 🎤 Keep mic muted during session 📷 Lecture will be recorded and shared