Canon Medical ANZ Ultrasound Image of the Month Competition
Canon Medical is committed to supporting the professional development of sonographers and inspiring innovation in ultrasound imaging to help maximise the potential of your ultrasound equipment. During this time when physical conferences and workshops are temporarily postponed, it is important that we continue to be connected and engaged in pursuing learning opportunities.
The Ultrasound Image of the Month Competition will provide the platform for this robust exchange of best practices and fresh insights, so we continue to learn from each other. We invite you to participate in the competition by sharing with us and your peers your best clinical images that demonstrate astounding depth and detail through Canon Medical’s ultrasound solutions and technologies.
Overview
This is a six-month ongoing competition which will run from 1 July to 31 December 2020. To participate in the competition, you will need to submit a clinical image with a short description that demonstrates the best use of Canon Medical’s ultrasound technology.Those who will submit their entries may have the opportunity to earn CPD points depending on the self-directed learning they complete and if it meets the ASAR or the MRTB criteria.
- ASAR - CPD points can be obtained by using the Type 3A CPD activity, as per the ASAR criteria. Please refer to the ASAR website https://www.asar.com.au/cpd/asar-cpd-program for more information and use the CPD learning activity record form to claim CPD points.
- MRTB - refer to the MRTB recertification programme to claim CPD points
- It will be responsibility of the submitter to complete the form and submit with their appropriate CPD program.
Eligibility
All Canon Medical ultrasound customers in Australia and New Zealand are eligible for the competition, specifically:- Sonographers accredited with the Australian Sonography Accreditation Registry (ASAR)
- Sonographers accredited with the NZ Medical Radiations Technologists Board (MRTB)
- Radiographers who are accredited members of AHPRA
- Medical Imaging professionals registered with ASMIRT / NZMIRT
- Radiologists /Doctors (ID number is a prerequisite)
Image requirements
Clinical Images must be taken on a Canon (Toshiba) Medical System, including Aplio 500/300/400, the Xario, the Aplio a-series (a450 and a550) and Aplio i-series (i600 and i800) systems. Refer to the “Canon Medical ANZ Ultrasound Image of the Month Competition Guidelines”.
Submission method
All images and the relevant information will be submitted via the "Canon Medical ANZ Ultrasound Image of the Month Competition Submission Form” . You will receive an email confirming receipt of your submission.
Winner selection & prizes
- A monthly winner will be selected by the Panel of Judges using a set of criteria set up by the Canon Medical ultrasound team
Prize: $50 gift voucher - All monthly winners will enter the final competition at the end of 6 months to compete for the overall winner. The overall winner will be voted by the restricted Overall Winner Voting Panel.
Prize: 1 Canon Camera valued at AUD$800-1,000 - All image submitters will enter a lucky draw for the chance to win a prize.
Prize: 1 free ticket for the Anatomy Day event valued at $299 - All voters in the restricted Overall Winner Voting Panel will enter a lucky draw for the chance to win a prize.
Prize: $50 gift voucher
Refer to the Canon Medical ANZ UL Image of the Month Competition Guidelines for information on the criteria, system of selection of the monthly and overall winners and the panel of judges for the monthly and overall winner.
Winner announcement
- Winner of the month will be announced within 1-3 days after the end of each month.
- Overall winner will be announced at the end of 6 months
- The lucky draw winners will be announced at the end of 6 months
All winners will be announced on the Canon Medical ANZ website and our social platforms - LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram.
Winner for December
Author: Chintha Panditaratne, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne
Image title: Lung ultrasound
Lung ultrasound is something that for many of us has caught our interest this year so what better way to see off 2020 than a winning lung ultrasound image. Look at the fantastic detail and penetration in the B mode image of this complex pleural effusion using our linear 14L5 transducer on the Aplio 500 ultrasound system. Not to be outdone, Advanced Dynamic Flow (ADF) also demonstrates terrific sensitivity at depth.
More information
For full details of the competition mechanics and T&Cs, please click below:
December
Author: Chintha Panditaratne, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne
Image title: Lung ultrasound
Fantastic detail and penetration is shown in this complex pleural effusion B-mode image acquired using Canon Medical's linear 14L5 transducer on the Aplio 500 ultrasound system. Advanced Dynamic Flow (ADF) also demonstrates terrific sensitivity at depth.
November
Author: Stephen Bird, Benson Radiology, Adelaide
Image title: Stone in SMG Duct
The small footprint and excellent resolution and penetration exhibited by Canon Medical’s 17LH7 hockey stick transducer has enabled the effortless and accurate diagnosis of unobstructed sialolithiasis
October
Author: San Tran, The Royal Children’s Hospital
Image title: Posterior Vitreous Detachment
Canon Medical’s Precision and Aplipure technologies provide high resolution ocular imaging which aids in the diagnosis of posterior vitreous detachment with haemorrhage in the retrohyaloid space.
September
Author: Erin Ritson, Fiona Stanley Hospital
Image title: SMG image
Excellent nearfield resolution is exhibited using the Aplio i800 to assess calculus within Wharton’s duct. High resolution B-mode imaging is maintained whilst using Canon Medical’s unique Advanced Dynamic Flow (ADF).
August
Author: Chintha Panditaratne, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne
Image title: Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy
The diagnosis of a PEJ (percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy) intussusception has been made using the 14L5 transducer on the Aplio 500 ultrasound system. The classic 'doughnut sign' is demonstrated where concentric bowel layers of both the telescoping intussuceptum and the receiving intussucipiens are clearly delineated. Centrally, the echogenic interfaces with posterior shadowing elongate to represent the patient’s jejunostomy tube in situ, acting as the lead point.
July
Author: Aaron Fleming, Qscan Red Hill
Image title: Right CFA Pseudoaneurysm
Excellent imaging using the 17LH7 hockey stick transducer on the Aplio i600 platform to diagnose a pseudoaneurysm in a patient with groin swelling following an angiogram.
The high resolution of Canon Medical’s unique colour Doppler technology, Advanced Dynamic Flow, was able to accurately demonstrate the blood flow pattern and the 0.9 mm pseudoaneurysm neck. Supplementary images depict the B mode morphology of the aneurysm as well the red blood cells within and the typical ‘to and fro’ waveform when interrogated using pulsed Doppler.
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