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Accreditation improves quality of ultrasound practice

Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 12th, 2004

American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) accreditation increases the quality of ultrasound practice, according to a study in the AIUM's own journal.

Alfred Z. Abuhamad and coauthors concluded that "ultrasound accreditation adds value to the practice by improving compliance with AIUM minimum standards and guidelines for the performance of ultrasound examinations."

Their paper was published in the August 2004 issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

The study sought to determine the effectiveness of AIUM accreditation in improving compliance with standards and guidelines for the performance of obstetric and...

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