Ultrasound Case Study Review System Coming Online
Mint Medical has compiled a lot of patient case studies over the years as a provider of ultrasound services – the archive totals more than 4,000, complete with images. This archive is a valuable...
View ArticleVaricose Vein Campaign Features Swimmer
Varicose veins are not just a cosmetic issue, contends a new campaign called Rethink Varicose Veins. The campaign, supported by a number of vascular medicine organizations and Covidien, points out that...
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Decorating the new Training Facility!! Woohoo!!
So, we are in the home stretch! The new training facility is coming along (and I have been tasked with some final decorations – yikes!) I have ordered the anatomy posters which should be here any day...
View ArticleMay 31 deadline for scheduling PVI exam
Pay attention to the calendar if you want flexibility in when you take the exam to become a Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation. ARDMS, which offers the exam, notes that May 31, 2013 will...
View ArticleNew musculoskeletal sonography credential; sign-ups start June 10
Here’s news from the ARDMS, which offers certification exams in various aspects of sonography. The new Registered in Musculoskeletal™ (RMSK™) sonography credential raises the standard of...
View ArticleMint Medical at the SVU/SVS Annual Conference and Meeting
We’re getting the booth set up over here at Moscone Center. Our new banners are side-by-side for the first time as our vascular techs and ultrasound training and education staff will be side-by-side...
View ArticleDid you know…it’s the Year of Ultrasound?
In Mint’s latest news feature, we take a quick look at the Ultrasound First campaign, launched earlier this year in an effort to raise awareness that ultrasound can often be used as an alternative to...
View ArticlePoint-of-care ultrasound here to stay
Point-of-care ultrasound by physicians in the emergency setting may pose a threat to sonographers, but they need to find ways to “be part of the solution” rather than worrying about losing business,...
View ArticlePeripheral vascular ultrasound criteria due soon
The second set of appropriate use criteria for peripheral vascular ultrasound, covering venous imaging, is expected to be published very soon, reported Joseph Hughes, RVT, RVS, at the Society for...
View ArticleSonographers’ importance to dialysis patients explored
In our latest weekly feature, we explore the issues that face kidney dialysis patients and the vascular surgeons who place and maintain the vascular access for dialysis. As Mint Medical Director Dr....
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New course to offer hands-on training in nuchal translucency
In this week’s news feature, we offer background on an exciting new opportunity to learn the nuchal translucency screening from one of the nation’s leading specialists, Naomi Greene. She is director of...
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Multispecialty training in sonography a mixed bag
About half of ultrasound technology graduates say they are interested in additional credentials to widen their job options, according to a small survey conducted by LeAnn Maupin, Med, RT, RVT, FASA,...
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Recommended reading: SonoSpot blog
SonoSpot is a great blog whose focus is bedside ultrasound in the emergency setting, but it’s got lots to offer anyone interested in ultrasound. The blog is maintained by Dr. Laleh Gharahbaghian, MD,...
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Mint will offer an online training course in OB Gyn Ultrasound
Last week was an exciting week at Mint Medical Education! Our clinical and production teams were working hard on the filming of our Introduction to OB Gyn Ultrasound training course. This will be the...
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Application videos for the Philips HD 15 and ClearVue 650
Mint Medical Education and Philips Healthcare partnered last week to film knobology training videos for the Philips HD 15 and the ClearVue 650. These short videos are going to be made available online...
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Making the most of your ultrasound training trip to San Francisco
Since opening our new San Francisco training center, our students have been asking what there is to do while visiting. People are not just coming to receive ultrasound training; they are traveling to...
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5 Most Asked Questions About Nuchal Translucency Credentialing and Mint...
Looking into obtaining credentials for the nuchal translucency (11 to 13 week) ultrasound scan? The process can seem a bit confusing and overwhelming, but it shouldn’t be! Here are the questions we are...
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Tales From the Front Lines of Ultrasound
A weekly blog from the perspective of one of our ultrasound techs The favorite parts of my day as a sonographer are the tidbit conversations with my patients. Some are hilarious, some tearful, some...
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ClearVue 650 Online Ultrasound Training; A Fresh Approach to Knobology and...
Mint Medical Education worked with experts from Philips Healthcare to produce knobology and applications training videos for the ClearVue 650. In these videos Julie Gaston (BS, RDMS, RVT), Head of...
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Interpreting 500 Vascular Case Studies: A New Approach to Meeting the RVPI...
Are you interested in obtaining the Register Physicians’ Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) credential? Concerned about being able to meet the necessary prerequisites to apply for the RPVI exam? Mint...
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