Table 2.

Check-list used in the METIS–FIMMG SIUMB school in Colorno (Province of Parma) to assess the diagnostic skills of trainees according to the sonographic guidelines for the practice of sonography published by the SIUMB [9]

Identification of standard scans of the following organs according to SIUMB guidelines		Organ variables to be determined according to SIUMB guidelines		Notes
Organ/system	Done	Organ/system	Done
Liver		Cranio-caudal diameter of the right lobe Cranio-caudal diameter of the left lobe Dimensions of the caudate lobe
Gall bladder and bile ducts		Diameters of the gall bladder • Longitudinal • Transverse • Anteroposterior Caliber of the main and intrahepatic bile ducts
Spleen		Bipolar diameter Section area
Pancreas		Dimensions of the: • Head • Body • Tail
Kidneys		Major longitudinal axis Major transverse axis
Bladder		Measurement of the three bladder diameters w/estimation of volume in cubic centimeters
Prostate (suprapubic approach)		Volume Post-voiding residual urine
Gynecologic examination (suprapubic approach)		Uterus: diameters • Cervix–fundus • Anteroposterior • Transverse Ovary: calculation of volume with the formula for an ellipsoid (length × width × thickness × 0.522)
Breast				Classification and limits of the method
Thyroid		Lobes–diameters: • Sagittal • Anteroposterior • Laterolateral Isthmus–diameters: • Anteroposterior • Sagittal
Salivary glands		Each gland: • Sagittal axis • Anteroposterior axis • Transverse axis
Lymph nodes		Longitudinal/transverse diameter ratio
Scrotum		Testis: • Sagittal axis • Transverse axis • Anteroposterior Calculation of volume with the formula for an ellipsoid (length × width × thickness × 0.522)
Musculo-skeletal structures				Limited to the disorders most often seen by GPs
Vascular structures		Caliber of the abdominal aorta		Limited to the disorders most often seen by GPs Great vessels of the abdomen, supraaortic trunks Arteries and veins of the legs