AIUM Guidelines for Cleaning and Preparing Transducers and Use of Ultrasound Gel

This is an important and practical guideline that covers the key points concerning the cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization of ultrasound equipment.  A summary of these guidelines can be found in Module 4.

The AIUM guidelines are based on infection control guidelines produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US.  The Registry expects you to have knowledge of the CDC guidelines.

As indicated in Module 4, to assist in the understanding and implementation of the guidelines, the AIUM has created a very useful flow chart.  The original chart is available from the AIUM, but it is also reproduced below.