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RPVI Preparation
ARDMS awards the Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) credential to qualified physicians who pass the Physicians’ Vascular Interpretation (PVI) examination. To be eligible to take the PVI exam, you must first meet specific educational and professional experience requirements that the ARDMS outlines on its website (ARDMS.org) and in its PVI Information & Examination Application Booklet. Physicians who take the PVI examination have four hours to answer 200 multiple-choice questions. Click here to see the exam outline.
For the physics portion of the exam (12–18% of the 200 questions), we strongly recommend Ultrasound Physics Review: SPI Edition. If you need to strengthen your understanding of the basic principles and instrumentation of ultrasound, you should also have one of the standard ultrasound physics texts—Kremkau’s Sonography: Principles and Instrumentation 8th edition (the classic text, but also the most technical), Zagzebski’s Essentials of Ultrasound Physics (a simple, unified exposition of this topic that is perfect for physics-phobes), or Hedrick et al. Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation 4th Edition (a well and clearly written middle-of-the-road text that we like very much).
For the remainder of the examination our first and strongest recommendation is the new 4th edition of Vascular Technology: An Illustrated Review, which covers interpretation of all vascular lab tests—both imaging and nonimaging—as well as their indications, contraindications, physical principles (including Doppler), and technical performance issues that can affect interpretation. This book is approved for 12 hours’ CME credit acceptable to the ARDMS, thereby satisfying the CME requirement to sit the exam. We also recommend the Vascular Technology CD-ROM Mock Exam.
These three products—Vascular Technology: An Illustrated Review 4th edition, Vascular Technology CD-ROM Mock Exam, and Ultrasound Physics Review: SPI Edition cover what you need to know to ensure your best performance on the VPI exam. In addition, our products are designed to work together. Each follows and covers in its own step-specific manner the material on the ARDMS exam outlines, and each is cross-referenced to the other. So by design you have exactly what you need, including the means to assess your strengths and weaknesses and then to follow up with further study. There is no need to overwhelm yourself with dozens of books and articles that are not specifically designed to prepare you for these important examinations. Everything is here.
Should you find yourself in need of additional preparatory material or standard references, we have discounted bundles designed to meet the particular needs of individual candidates. Click here to view the RPVI Study Bundles.
  
Techniques of Abdominal Vascular Sonography DVD
An In-Depth Presentation of Abdominal Vasculature
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Abdominal vascular sonography is an application in evolution, one made possible by advances in imaging and Doppler technology and by the pioneering clinical work of several groups, including the teams directed by Marsha Neumyer and Brian Thiele at Penn State and the late Gene Strandness at the University of Washington. Technically, abdominal vascular sonography is the most challenging of the vascular applications. The vessels are deeper than those of the neck and extremities and, except for the aorta, rather small. They often travel at awkward angles to the transducer, making it difficult to place a sample volume and obtain reasonably accurate velocity measurements. These and other factors make abdominal vascular sonography highly operator- and volume-dependent and therefore more successful in some hands than others, as reflected in the literature. Here for the first time the acknowledged expertise and long experience of the Vascular Studies Section at Penn State’s Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is distilled in a presentation that covers the following:
 The visceral vascular anatomy.
The ultrasonographic appearance of the vascular arteries and veins.
The hemodynamics of the visceral vasculature, including the hepatoportal, mesenteric, and renal circulatory systems.
The pitfalls of abdominal vascular sonography.
The solutions to diagnostic dilemmas.
The information obtained by abdominal vascular sonography can play a major role in the diagnostic algorithms for a number of presenting complaints and conditions. This video is an important contribution to the training and continuing education of the vascular technologists and sonographers who obtain this information and the physicians who direct and interpret these studies. | |
Ultrasound Physics Review
A Q&A Review for the ARDMS SPI Exam
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For the ARDMS SPI exam!
Here is the SPI edition of the single best-selling mock exam devoted to the ARDMS exam in ultrasound physics. If you are looking for guidance and a clear understanding of the principles and facts you must know to pass the SPI exam, this is the review for you. Written by a sonographer who not only loves ultrasound physics but delights in—and excels at—explaining it to others, this mock examination hones your test-taking skills, measures your progress as you study, and assesses your strengths and weaknesses by exam topic so that you can focus your effort where it counts. With 600 registry-like questions, 83 image-based questions, and simple, clear explanations, the SPI edition of the best-selling Ultrasound Physics Review illuminates this difficult subject from the point of view of the sonographer and points the way to success. An Image Gallery prepares you to tackle the scans on the exam. Precisely based on the ARDMS exam outline and edited by eminent medical physicist Jim Zagzebski, PhD, Ultrasound Physics Review covers all topics in the new revised exam. Very effective in combination with any of the physics texts in our online catalog. 12 hours of SDMS-approved CME credit. More than 80 images. 235 pp.
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Vascular Technology
An Illustrated Review
New 4th Edition!
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The standard has been raised. Completely revised and updated, significantly expanded, and better than ever, the new edition of this popular book explains and illustrates what you need to know to pass the Vascular Technology and Physicians' Vascular Interpretation exams—topic by topic, in one volume, by leading technologists who themselves have taken, passed, and helped others prepare for and pass their RVT exams. Based on the registry’s exam outline, it includes new illustrations, duplex and color flow images, Doppler waveforms, photo-documented physiologic exam techniques, angiograms, new self-assessment exercises, glossaries, and integral CME application. Particularly useful in combination with Vascular Technology Review, Vascular Physics Review, and ScoreCards for Vascular Technology. Thorough coverage of physical principles (including Doppler), indications, and interpretation makes this book an excellent review for physicians taking the PVI exam.
12 hours SDMS-approved CME! 314 illustrations (23 in color). 442 pp.
How To Tell a Book by Its Cover
Have you ever thought about how the binding of a book affects its performance—and you? We have. And we’ve applied what we learned to this book to make it sturdier and easier to use. Here’s how. Read more . . . | |
Vascular Technology Mock Exam (Download)
An Interactive Q&A Review for the ARDMS Specialty Exam
Version 3.0 Download
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Powerful, featuresome, and fun, this multimedia wonder simulates the exam experience right down to the automatic timer, and it delivers CME credit conveniently and inexpensively.This is the CD that does NOT skip explanations, shut down after a certain amount of use, shortchange you with inadequate content, or fail to give you a complete topic-by-topic analysis of your performance. Before you know it, you will be preparing for your exams, earning CME credit, or both. And you will be doing it with the latest version of Davies’ state-of-the-art mock exam, written and peer-reviewed by experts and so easy to use that no one has ever called to ask, How do I use this? In fact—dare we say it?—you might even have fun.
If you would rather get the packaged CD-ROM version of this product click here.
665 questions and answers in registry format ensure that you are prepared.
136 image-based cases sharpen your wits.
Simple explanations clarify answer choices.
References guide your further study.
Tutorials on key topics make difficult subjects easy.
Automatic timer paces you.
Performance analysis automatically scores and guides you.
Unlimited personal use means you pay only once.
Educational site licenses available for educators and DMS programs.
Earn 15 hours SDMS-approved CME credit.
Coverage of physical principles, Doppler, indications, and interpretation of both imaging and physiologic exams makes this mock exam an excellent resource for physician RPVI candidates.
Most RVT candidates combine this download with Vascular Technology: An Illustrated Review, Vascular Technology Review, and ScoreCards for Vascular Technology, and Vascular Physics Review. Need advice?
Call us!
System Requirements
Compatibility* for Windows computers: Windows 98 or above. Not compatible with Windows 95 or previous.
Compatibility* for Macintosh computers: Mac OS X 10.4.8 or above, PowerPC G3, G4, G5 or Intel-based Mac, 256 MB of RAM.
*Note on compatibility: These programs are designed to be used on desktop and laptop computers using the above-mentioned operating systems. They are NOT COMPATIBLE with tablet and smart phone devices using mobile operating systems such as Google's Android and Apple's iOS. | |
Vascular Technology CD-ROM Mock Exam
An Interactive Q&A Review for the ARDMS Specialty Exam
Version 3.0 CD-ROM
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Powerful, featuresome, and fun, this multimedia wonder simulates the exam experience right down to the automatic timer, and it delivers CME credit conveniently and inexpensively.This is the CD that does NOT skip explanations, shut down after a certain amount of use, shortchange you with inadequate content, or fail to give you a complete topic-by-topic analysis of your performance. Before you know it, you will be preparing for your exams, earning CME credit, or both. And you will be doing it with the latest version of Davies’ state-of-the-art mock exam, written and peer-reviewed by experts and so easy to use that no one has ever called to ask, How do I use this? In fact—dare we say it?—you might even have fun.
If you would rather get the downloadable version click here.
665 questions and answers in registry format ensure that you are prepared.
136 image-based cases sharpen your wits.
Simple explanations clarify answer choices.
References guide your further study.
Tutorials on key topics make difficult subjects easy.
Automatic timer paces you.
Performance analysis automatically scores and guides you.
Unlimited personal use means you pay only once.
Educational site licenses available for educators and DMS programs.
Earn 15 hours SDMS-approved CME credit.
Coverage of physical principles, Doppler, indications, and interpretation of both imaging and physiologic exams makes this mock exam an excellent resource for physician RPVI candidates.
Most RVT candidates combine this CD with Vascular Technology: An Illustrated Review, Vascular Technology Review, and ScoreCards for Vascular Technology, and Vascular Physics Review. Need advice?
Call us!
System Requirements
Compatibility* for Windows computers: Windows 98 or above. Not compatible with Windows 95 or previous.
Compatibility* for Macintosh computers: Mac OS X 10.4.8 or above, PowerPC G3, G4, G5 or Intel-based Mac, 256 MB of RAM.
*Note on compatibility: These programs are designed to be used on desktop and laptop computers using the above-mentioned operating systems. They are NOT COMPATIBLE with tablet and smart phone devices using mobile operating systems such as Google's Android and Apple's iOS. | |
Vascular Technology Review
A Q&A Review for the ARDMS Vascular Technology Exam
4th Edition
The completely revised and updated 4th edition of Vascular Technology Review illuminates the facts and principles you need to know, hones your test-taking skills, and reveals your strengths and weaknesses by exam topic. Based on the ARDMS exam outline, this brand new edition contains more than 570 registry-like questions together with numerous illustrations, answers, clear explanations, and quick references for further study. A Hall of Images and more than 50 image-based cases prepare you to tackle the images on the exam. Especially powerful in combination with Vascular Technology: An Illustrated Review and ScoreCards for Vascular Technology. 12 hours of SDMS-approved CME credit. More than 74 images. 275 pp. | | | | |
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Venous Imaging Techniques DVD
2nd Edition
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The single best ultrasound DVD we have seen. Since Steve Talbot’s first successful application of real-time ultrasonography to the venous system in 1981, the techniques of venous imaging have been refined and validated by numerous studies. For the first time these techniques are presented by Talbot himself in a brilliant 75-minute exposition of technique and interpretation in the upper and lower extremities.
What are the protocols for imaging the veins of the extremities?
How do you overcome both common and unusual problems to optimize the image and ensure valid, unequivocal results?
Exactly what roles are played by venous compression and venous Doppler in the ultrasonographic venous examination?
How do you identify and characterize thrombus?
How is venous thrombosis differentiated from conditions that mimic it?
What does color flow imaging add to the evaluation and how should it be used?
Why is the transverse scan with probe compression an essential component of the venous exam?
How and why do you map the saphenous and other veins?
These and other questions are answered in this hands-on demonstration of scanning anatomy, technique, and interpretation of normal, abnormal, common, and uncommon findings. Perfect for training, reference, and interpretation tutorials. A great companion to Ridgway’s Introduction to Vascular Scanning. | |
Essentials of Ultrasound Physics
A Complete Presentation of Ultrasound Physics
A short, simple, clear, well-illustrated introduction that covers and unifies the basic principles and concepts of ultrasound physics. Perfect for physicsphobes. UPI topics are covered, although (by design) not as deeply or complexly as in Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation by Hedrick, Hykes and Starchman, and Diagnostic Ultrasound: Principles and Instruments by Kremkau. Self-assessment quizzes ensure that you understand each chapter. Mosby. 334 illustrations. 240 pp. | |
Introduction to Vascular Ultrasonography
5th Edition
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“Zwiebel,” as this book has come to be known, has earned its place as a standard reference for vascular professionals and multispecialty sonographers. Our own Vascular Technology Review frequently refers to this and the Rumwell/McPharlin book Vascular Technology: An Illustrated Review. Written by leading physicians, Introduction to Vascular Ultrasonography is a classic and effective survey that reviews the basics (hemodynamics, ultrasound physics, spectral analysis, color flow imaging, contrast agents) and then covers the role of noninvasive studies, anatomy, exam technique, and interpretation for each of the peripheral vascular subsystems—cerebral, peripheral arterial and venous, and abdominal vascular. This new edition deserves a place in your personal and departmental libraries. For RVT candidates, it is a powerfully effective adjunct to Vascular Technology: An Illustrated Review, Vascular Technology Review, and ScoreCards for Vascular Technology. 10 hours of SDMS-approved CME credit. Saunders. 713 figures, including 91 color line drawings, and 153 color half-tones. 752 pp. | |
Sonography Principles and Instruments
8th Edition
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The 8th edition of Kremkau's Sonography Principles and Instruments concisely and comprehensively covers the essential aspects of sonography physics and technology, presenting state-of-the-art content in a dynamic, highly visual format. Confidently prepare for the challenges of practice with a clear understanding of how diagnostic sonography works, including Doppler, artifacts, safety, quality assurance, the latest technology, and more.
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Key Features
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Essential coverage of physics and ultrasound helps you
prepare for the ARDMS SPI exam.
Straightforward explanations simplify complex content.
Key Points highlight the most important information to help
you study more efficiently.
Learning features such as chapter outlines, learning
objectives, bulleted chapter summaries, and a glossary of
sonography physics terms make difficult concepts easier to
review and understand.
End-of-chapter exercises test your knowledge and
understanding with a mix of true-or-false, fill-in-the-blank,
multiple choice, and mathematical questions.
A mathematics appendix provides fast, efficient access to
a List of Symbols, a Compilation of Equations, and
a Mathematics Review.
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New to This Edition
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A full-color design depicts more than 200 high-quality
ultrasound scans similar to what you'll encounter in the
clinical setting.
Updated scans from the most current equipment and
updated content on 3D imaging, contrast, elastrography,
and imaging artifacts provide all the information necessary
to be consistent with current technology.
Full-color photos of common instruments and control
panels familiarize you with the devices you'll use in practice.
Updated risk and safety statements help you ensure
compliance with current national standards.
New outline and presentation of materials reflect the 2009
ARDMS Sonography Principles and Instrumentation
(SPI) examination.
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Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation
4th Edition
Like Zagzebski’s Essentials, this fine book is very well-written and easy to understand, but its coverage of UPI topics is broader and more complex. If you want a very thorough text and have neither a fear of physics nor a love of highly technical language, this may be your best choice. Adequately illustrated and well written, it includes a glossary, self-assessment exercises to guide you, and color plates. Mosby. 650 illustrations. 464 pp. | |
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