Standards of Practice
The Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM) is a multidisciplinary society
whose mission is to advance the clinical practice of diagnostic medical ultrasound for the highest standards of patient care.
G09 Clinical Use of Liver Ultrasound Elastography (ASUM endorsement of EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Use of Liver Ultrasound Elastography, Update 2017) – short version and long version
Guidelines for Abdominal Scanning
Guidelines on Breast Ultrasound Examination and Reporting
Guidelines for the Performance of Scrotal Ultrasound
Statement on the Use of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Development Hip Dysplasia and Dislocation
Guidelines for Application for Special Consideration
ASUM Position Statement on Minimum education & training requirements for ultrasound practitioners
Statement on the Practice of Ultrasound by Sonographers
Position Statement on Recognition of Training and Qualifications
Statement on the Education, Training and Supervision of Trainee Sonographers
Statement on the Use of Ultrasound by Medical Practitioners
Policy on Scanning of Live subjects for Teaching Purposes during ASUM Meetings and Consent to Ultrasound Scanning for Teaching Purposes
Policy on Scanning of Live Models by Technical Exhibitors during ASUM Meetings
Guidelines for the performance of first trimester US
Guidelines for the performance of second(mid) trimester US
Guidelines for the performance of third trimester US
Statement on normal ultrasound fetal measurements
Guidelines for the performance of a gynaecological ultrasound examination
Policy on vaginal ultrasound examinations by Sonographers
Ultrasonic Fetal Measurement Standards for an Australian Population
STD02 Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Clinical Care Standard
Safety Statement on Continuous Wave Doppler Fetal Monitoring
Guidelines for the Operation of Vascular Ultrasound Practices
Colour Duplex Doppler Ultrasound – Extracranial Carotid Artery Disease
Statement on use of “Superficial Femoral Vein” Term
Statement on Intracranial Cerebrovascular Ultrasound
Statement on Extracranial Cerebrovascular Ultrasound
Statement on Penile Colour Duplex Ultrasound Examination
Statement on Visceral Vascular Testing Using Ultrasound
Policy on Diagnostic Ultrasound Services
Statement on Doppler Ultrasound
Safety Statement on Continuous Wave Doppler Fetal Monitoring
Safety Statement on Acoustic Streaming
WFUMB Clinical Safety Statements
Policy on Scanning of Live Models by Technical Exhibitors during ASUM Meetings
ASA and ASUM Guidelines for Reducing Injuries to Sonographers/Sonologists
ST02 Statement on Ultrasound and Autism Spectrum Disorder
WFUMB/ISUOG Policy Statement on Souvenir Imaging of the Fetus
One key purpose/role of ASUM is to set and promote the highest possible standards of medical ultrasound practice in Australia and New Zealand.
The ASUM Board/Council has constituted the Standards of Practice Board together with 8 Committees to oversee this important mission.
Latest News / Updates
- Consultation for MSAC application – New mobile ultrasound services for residential aged care facilities: Call for Feedback (Australia)
- Key Message from NZ Ministry of Health for radiology decision to remove nasal bone from the risk algorithm– (NZ only)
- ST02 Statement on Ultrasound and Autism Spectrum Disorder was approved in August 2017 and published October 2017
- G09 Clinical Use of Liver Ultrasound Elastography (ASUM endorsement of EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Use of Liver Ultrasound Elastography, Update 2017) – short version and long version
- ASUM Position Statement on Minimum education & training requirements for ultrasound practitioners published in AJUM August 2017
- G04 Guidelines for the Cleaning, Disinfection, and Reprocessing of Ultrasound Transducers published in AJUM February 2017
- ASUM Discussion Paper: Definition of Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) published February 2017
- G15 Guidelines and Good Clinical Practice Recommendations for Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in the Liver – Update 2012. A WFUMB-EFSUMB Initiative in Cooperation With Representatives of AFSUMB, AIUM, ASUM, FLAUS and ICUS