Table 3 Differences in self-reported knowledge on ultrasound domains between the 2016 and 2019 cohorts with adjusted p-values. Data presented as mean score out of five and (standard deviation)
2016 Cohort | 2019 Cohort | Adjusted p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
The As Low as Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) Principle | 1.9 (1.1) | 1.8 (1.1) | 1.00 |
B mode imaging | 1.6 (0.8) | 1.7 (0.8) | 1.00 |
M mode imaging | 1.6 (0.7) | 1.7 (0.8) | 1.00 |
Colour Doppler | 1.9 (0.9) | 1.8 (0.9) | 1.00 |
Spectral Doppler - Pulsed wave | 1.5 (0.9) | 1.3 (0.5) | 1.00 |
Spectral Doppler - Continuous wave | 1.4 (0.6) | 1.3 (0.5) | 1.00 |
Power Doppler | 1.4 (0.6) | 1.3 (0.5) | 1.00 |
Ultrasound artifacts | 1.8 (0.8) | 1.9 (1.0) | 1.00 |
Transducer selection | 2.5 (1.2) | 2.6 (1.2) | 1.00 |
Sterile transducer techniques | 2.8 (1.3) | 2.5 (1.2) | 1.00 |
Knobology | 1.7 (0.9) | 2.0 (1.1) | 1.00 |
Interpreting cardiac imaging findings | 1.9 (0.9) | 2.0 (0.8) | 1.00 |
Interpreting lung imaging findings | 1.9 (0.9) | 2.2 (0.9) | 1.00 |
Interpreting abdominal imaging findings | 2.1 (0.9) | 1.8 (0.9) | 1.00 |
Interpreting renal imaging findings | 1.8 (0.8) | 1.7 (0.8) | 1.00 |
Interpreting soft tissue imaging findings | 1.7 (0.8) | 1.6 (0.6) | 1.00 |
Ability to discern when imaging is insufficient/inadequate | 1.9 (1.0) | 2.0 (0.9) | 1.00 |
Ability to archive images or cine-loops | 1.5 (0.6) | 1.7 (0.9) | 1.00 |