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Diagnostic Sonography

Certification assessments for ultrasound physics and diagnostic sonography specialties.

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Abdomen (AB) ExaminationAB · ARDMS

Approximately 165 questions — multiple choice plus hotspot (mark-on-image) items; includes a five-minute surveyThree hours (includes a five-minute survey)

Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) ExaminationSPI · ARDMS

Approximately 110 multiple-choice questionsTwo hours (including a short survey; the current exam page lists the survey within the two hours)

Vascular Technology (VT) ExaminationVT · ARDMS

Approximately 170 questions — multiple choice plus hotspot (mark-on-image) items; includes a five-minute surveyThree hours (includes a five-minute survey)

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