The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) is a nonprofit

professional association A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) usually seeks to advocacy, further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in that professio ...

, representing over 24,000

sonographers A sonographer is an allied healthcare professional who specializes in the use of ultrasonic imaging devices to produce diagnostic images, scans, videos or three-dimensional volumes of anatomy and diagnostic data. The requirements for clinical pr ...

and

sonography Medical ultrasound includes diagnostic techniques (mainly imaging techniques) using ultrasound, as well as therapeutic applications of ultrasound. In diagnosis, it is used to create an image of internal body structures such as tendons, musc ...

student members across all fifty U.S. states and forty-eight countries, as of 2022. SDMS hosts an annual conference for

and publishes a bi-monthly journal, the '' Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography''. The SDMS provides its membership with a comprehensive array of continuing medical education activities, information, and products reflecting all of the

specialty areas, including: *

Abdominal The abdomen (colloquially called the belly, tummy, midriff, tucky or stomach) is the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates. The abdomen is the front part of the abdominal segment of the torso ...

Sonography * Adult

Cardiac The heart is a muscular organ in most animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the body, while carrying metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide to t ...

Sonography *

Breast The breast is one of two prominences located on the upper ventral region of a primate's torso. Both females and males develop breasts from the same embryological tissues. In females, it serves as the mammary gland, which produces and sec ...

Sonography *

Fetal A fetus or foetus (; plural fetuses, feti, foetuses, or foeti) is the unborn offspring that develops from an animal embryo. Following embryonic development the fetal stage of development takes place. In human prenatal development, fetal develo ...

Cardiac Sonography *

Musculoskeletal The human musculoskeletal system (also known as the human locomotor system, and previously the activity system) is an organ system that gives humans the ability to move using their muscular and skeletal systems. The musculoskeletal system prov ...

Sonography * Neurosonology * OB/Gyn Sonography *

Pediatric Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until the ...

Cardiac Sonography * Point-of-Care Sonography * Physician

Vascular The blood vessels are the components of the circulatory system that transport blood throughout the human body. These vessels transport blood cells, nutrients, and oxygen to the tissues of the body. They also take waste and carbon dioxide away f ...

Interpretation *

Sonography *

Veterinary Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. Along with this, it deals with animal rearing, husbandry, breeding, research on nutri ...

Sonography The association has a broad advocacy program focused on

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and regulatory initiatives designed to support

and quality control standards for

services provided to patients by the SDMS membership. The SDMS publishes resources related to the practice of diagnostic medical sonography, including the Scope of Practice and Clinical Standards for the Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, the Guidelines for Infection Prevention and Control in Sonography, and the Industry Standards for the Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Sonography.

History and Affiliations

The SDMS was incorporated in 1970 in the State of Washington and is registered with the

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as a

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operating in

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. The SDMS is recognized by the

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as an exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(6). The SDMS is affiliated with another

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s - the SDMS Foundation, which is recognized by the

as an exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code (IRC)

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as a public charity (offering

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s, education, research, and international assistance programs).

References

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External links

Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography Foundation

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Diagnostic medical imaging International medical and health organizations Medical imaging organizations Medical ultrasonography 501(c)(6) nonprofit organizations