Variant of CIP 2016 - Alternative primary groupings

• 10 - Health and related fields
• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.09 - Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment professions

51.0910 - Diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to utilize medical ultrasound techniques to gather sonographic data used to diagnose a variety of conditions and diseases. These programs include courses in obtaining, reviewing, and integrating patient histories and data; patient instruction and care; anatomic, physiologic and pathologic data recording; sonographic data processing; sonography equipment operation; and professional standards and ethics.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • diagnostic medical sonographer
  • diagnostic medical sonography
  • medical sonography
  • medical ultrasound technology
  • sonography
  • ultrasonography
  • ultrasound technician
  • ultrasound technology
  • vascular sonography

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• Exclusion(s)

  • acoustical physics(40.0809)
  • X-ray technician(51.0911)