Ultrasound in transition – sonographers and student sonographers in Austria

The past

Ultrasound pioneers come from many different countries and from various areas of specialization so that the organization of US is highly heterogeneous in medical fields in Europe as well as around the world [1] [2]. This is also reflected in the scientific representation of US that is traditionally organized in AT, DE, and CH in large interdisciplinary US societies (Austrian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (ÖGUM), German Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (DEGUM), Swiss Ultrasound Society in Medicine (SGUM)). US is an integrative part of the student curriculum of Austrian medical universities and also an integrative part of physician training in many areas of specialization in accordance with the “new” training regulations from 2015.

• Literatur

• 1 European Society of Radiology (ESR). International Summit 2014: Organisation of clinical ultrasound in the world. Insights Imaging 2014; 5: 641-644
• 2 European Society of Radiology (ESR). Organisation and practice of radiologic ultrasound in Europe: a survey by the ESR Working Group on Ultrasound. Insights Imaging 2013; 4: 401-407
• 3 Jung EM, Stroszczynski C. Modern ultrasound diagnostic procedures in an interdisciplinary ultrasound department: challenge and opportunities for radiologists. Fortschr Röntgenstr 2016; 188: 27-32
• 4 Sidhu PS, Edwards HM. Who’s doing your scan? A European perspective on ultrasound services. Ultraschall in Med 2017; 38: 479-482
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• 7 Degeorio D, Mifsud M, Wolstenhulme S. Letter to the editor: Who’s doing your scan? A European perspective on ultrasound services by Edwards and Sidhu. Ultraschall in Med 2018; 39: 93