Role of spatial ability as a probable ability determinant in skill acquisition for sonographic scanning

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 519-528

  Clem, Douglas W ^a   Donaldson, Joe ^a   Curs, Brad ^a   Anderson, Sharlette ^a   Hdeib, Moses ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Sonographic scanning; Sonography; Spatial ability

Indexed keywords

STUDENTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

3-DIMENSIONAL; ANATOMIC STRUCTURES; COMPETENCY TESTS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; GRADE POINT AVERAGE; LABORATORY COURSE; MEDICAL IMAGES; SKILL ACQUISITION; SONOGRAPHERS; SONOGRAPHIC; SONOGRAPHIC IMAGES; SPATIAL ABILITIES; STUDENT RETENTION;

SCANNING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; RADIOLOGY; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MISSOURI; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOLOGY; SPACE PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874612200     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: 15509613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2013.32.3.519     Document Type: Article

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