Ultrasound Room Design Guidelines

The art of applying medical imaging requires high technology equipment tremendous care and patience and a unique sensitivity.

Ultrasound room design guidelines. The design of the radiology imaging sciences department introduction to design considerations. The patient is not required to drink water for these procedures. For ed and trauma you want as large a room as possible to accommodate stretchers and beds. Mammography should be located adjacent to an ultrasound room for fine needle biopsies.

Medicine is a science but the practice of medicine is an art. Ultrasound examination report 14 background14 components of the report 14 report style 15 6. Imaging equipment drives room requirements. An ultrasound scan uses high frequency sound waves to create an image of the inside of the body.

Examination specific standards 13 contrast enhanced ultrasound ceus 13 standards and guidance already published 14 relating to specific types of ultrasound examinations 5. Standards for provision of an ultrasound service registration 12 4. And a critical patient will require multiple doctors nurses respiratory and other staff. However the space requirements within the room are greater.

In a move parallel to the design criteria to minimize interference between the mri scanner and other equipment in the building the guidelines now requires the mri scanner room floor design to take into account the thresholds for ferrous materials for the mri scanner or shim tolerances to help protect image quality. Change rooms should be accessible directly from the mammography room and an. It is safe to use during pregnancy and is also a diagnostic tool for conditions that affect the. Mammography rooms should provide sufficient area for interventional procedures such as needle biopsy that may require bed access and prone positioning.

Room for diagnostic ultrasound procedures such as breast biopsy located close to patient toilet and change rooms. Some room changes are driven by aging imaging equipment. The architecture of imaging. We also make sure the room can be easily and quickly cleaned.

Working standards ultrasound published in october 2001. This is especially true in the branch of medicine called medical imaging. Room for diagnostic ultrasound imaging located close to patient toilet and change rooms.