Student Competency for Midtrimester Obstetrics Scan upon Completion of the Master’s Degree in Medical Sonography

Table 4

Quality of the biometric ultrasound images.

		n = 20 (%)	Overall average achievement
Head	Symmetrical plane	16 (80%)	4.8/6 (80%)
	Plane showing the thalami	11 (55%)
	Plane showing the cavum septi pellucidi	16 (80%)
	Cerebellum not visible	20 (100%)
	Head plane occupying more than half the total image size	17 (85%)
	Calipers and dotted ellipse placed correctly	16 (80%)
Abdomen	Symmetrical plane	9 (45%)	4.65/6 (77.5%)
	Plane showing the portal sinus	14 (70%)
	Plane showing the stomach bubble	19 (95%)
	Kidneys not visible on total image	19 (95%)
	Abdomen plane occupying more than half the total image size	12 (60%)
	Calipers and dotted ellipse placed correctly	20 (100%)
Femur	Both ends of bone clearly visible	16 (80%)	3.15/4 (78.75%)
	Femur occupying more than half the total image	11 (55%)
	<45° angle to the horizontal	20 (100%)
	Calipers placed correctly	16 (80%)