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Breast Ultrasound Training Course

Prepare for Breast Ultrasound Certification & Advance Your Career
97% of MTMI students pass the ARRT® Breast Sonography exam!
This 2-day live webinar or self-paced course provides in-depth understanding of the technical and clinical foundations of breast ultrasound. You’ll explore core principles, scanning techniques, image interpretation, and practical applications in breast sonography along with hands-on clinical experience to support competency and confidence.
Designed for mammographers, sonographers, radiologic technologists, and physicians involved in women’s imaging, this course meets the ARRT® requirement of 16 hours of structured education for breast ultrasound certification and registration.
To learn more about Breast Ultrasound certification, visit the ARRT® website or ARDMS website for full clinical requirements and eligibility details.
Your Path to Breast Ultrasound Exam Success Starts Here
Build confidence, earn CE credits, and get certified in Breast Ultrasound
- Digital Breast Ultrasound course book included at no extra charge for reviewing concepts during and after your training
- Hands-on demonstrations using clinical ultrasound scanners, tissue equivalent breast phantoms and live models (for in-person attendees only)
- Lecture sessions and demonstration videos taught by an experienced sonographer and technologist
- Earn 23.5 hours of Category A credit, which can be used toward the 16 hours of structured education required for ARRT® certification
- Earn 23 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™, which can be used towards education required for ARDMS certification
2 Formats: In-Person & Live Webinar Breast Ultrasound Training
MTMI offers 2 different learning formats to complete your training in Breast Ultrasound: In-Person, or Live Webinar. You can choose the one that works best for your learning style and schedule.
All formats cover key breast ultrasound principles, techniques, and image interpretations, all aligned with the ARRT® and ARDMS Breast Ultrasound exam outline.
Great for learners who would thrive in a structured breast ultrasound training environment with interaction and enjoy a faster pace of learning
- Interact with expert breast sonography educators and peers
- Take advantage of real-time Q&A
- Get training done in just 3 days
- Hands-on positioning workshops on live models and breast phantoms
Great for learners who thrive in a structured environment with live interaction and prefer a faster-paced learning experience from the comfort of home.
- Attend from any location
- No out-of-pocket flight or hotel costs
- Participate in real-time Q&A
- Free scanning videos to support continued learning
Breast Ultrasound Training Course Educational Objectives
At the completion of this accredited Breast Ultrasound program, participants will be able to:
- Optimize preparation for ARRT® and ARDMS Breast Ultrasound Registry exams through the SDMS
- Fulfill breast ultrasound CME/CE requirements
- Understand how the basic principles and instrumentation of ultrasound affect the technique of breast ultrasound
- Recognize normal breast anatomy on the ultrasound image and evaluate lesions for their benign or malignant features
- Recall the mammographic and ultrasonic features of specific benign and malignant lesions
- Explain the role and importance of mammography, ultrasound, MRI, and nuclear medicine in the workup and management of the breast
- Recognize breast ultrasound artifacts, understand why they occur, and describe techniques to minimize the occurrence of those that degrade the image
- Develop an awareness of the invasive procedures that are available, as well as the benefits and limitations of each
- Define the different surgical and nonsurgical treatment options for patients who develop breast cancer
Schedule
What this course will cover
Breast Ultrasound Training Course
Times listed are in Central Time.
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| 8:00 am – 8:30 am |
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| 8:30 am – 10:25 am |
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| 10:25 am – 10:35 am | Break |
| 10:35 am – 12:00 pm |
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| 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm | Lunch (Provided for In-Person Attendees) |
| 12:45 pm – 1:15 pm |
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| 1:15 pm – 3:20 pm |
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| 3:20 pm – 3:30 pm | Break |
| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm |
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Day 2 | |
| 8:00 am – 9:55 am |
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| 9:55 am – 10:05 am | Break |
| 10:05 am – 11:45 am |
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| 11:45 am – 12:15 pm | Lunch (Provided for In-Person Attendees) |
| 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm |
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| 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm |
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| 2:30 pm – 2:40 pm | Break |
| 2:40 pm – 3:30 pm |
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| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Scanning Lab 2 – In-Person Only
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Day 3 | |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Scanning Lab 3 – In-Person Only
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| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
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| 10:00 am – 10:10 am | Break |
| 10:10 am – 11:10 am |
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| 11:10 am – 11:40 pm |
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| 11:40 pm – 11:50 pm | Break |
| 11:50 pm – 1:00 pm |
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Audience
Who should attend?
This course will be helpful for mammographers and sonographers who are directly involved in breast imaging and physicians whose practice includes women’s health.
Participants should understand the basic concepts of mammography and have an interest in breast ultrasound CME.
Program Faculty
Meet your presenter(s)
Michele Sisell
RT(R)(M)(BS)
Michele has been a registered radiologic technologist since 1998, specializing in mammography since 2005, and breast sonography since 2011. Michele worked at a community hospital in her hometown for over 22 years where she was the lead at the Women’s Health Pavilion breast imaging department. In 2020 she relocated to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN in the breast Imaging and interventions department where she currently works. Michele enjoys sharing her knowledge which led her to be a clinical instructor in mammography and breast sonography for a local college. Michele’s passion for breast imaging and teaching led her to MTMI in 2018, where she became an independent breast imaging consultant helping facilities all over the United States with ACR failures, continuing education and specialized training in mammography and ultrasound. She enjoys teaching and mentoring others and feels blessed to be able to share her knowledge and experiences with others!
Lacey Carpenter
MSRS, ARDMS (RDMS, RVT, RDCS), ARRT (R)(M)
Lacey Carpenter has more than a decade of expertise in breast imaging. She has been dedicated to serving the rural community in northeastern Colorado alongside her husband for nearly four years. They both have a deep affection for their community, where they are raising their daughter and cherishing quality time with family.
Before settling in Colorado, Lacey's career took her on a journey as a traveling sonographer across the Midwest of the United States, offering her expertise in General, Breast, Vascular, Obstetric, and Cardiac Ultrasound Imaging.
Lacey earned her Bachelor of Science in Medical Diagnostic Imaging with an emphasis in Radiology and Mammography in 2011. Continuing her commitment to excellence, while on her travels, she pursued further education and successfully obtained a Master's degree in Radiologic Sciences in 2019.
Michelle Pizarro
AA, BS, RDMS, AB, BR, RVT
As a skilled ultrasound technologist, Michelle has helped thousands of patients receive accurate diagnoses since 2016. Michelle currently holds multiple registries including: Abdomen, Breast and Vascular. She has received numerous awards at her former company of Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas health, for her patient advocacy, including an award and acknowledgement from the New Jersey Devils. With expertise in various imaging modalities, she provides compassionate care. She has had the pleasure to teach, along with mentor both students and staff for most of her career. Michelle is currently working at St. Luke’s University at the Regional Breast Center. Outside of work, Michelle enjoys hanging out with her family, dogs, volunteering and of course shopping.
Lauren Dawson
BA, RDMS, AB, BR
Registered with the ARDMS (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers) in abdominal ultrasound since 2020 and breast since 2025, Lauren has five years of experience in the field. She began her career specializing in fertility ultrasound, performing follicular and early obstetrical exams, gynecological procedures such as SHG and FemVue, and assisting with IVF and IUI treatments. This specialized expertise led her to join Cristie Kerr at Jersey City Medical Center, where she now conducts a broad spectrum of ultrasound exams, including breast, OB/GYN, small parts, and abdominal studies. Most of her day is spent with women, performing breast ultrasounds or ultrasound-guided breast biopsies. In addition to her clinical work, Lauren is an editor for the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
Credits
Accredited training programs
ASRT Category A
This program provides 24.75 hour(s) of Category A continuing education credit for radiologic technologists approved by ASRT and recognized by the ARRT® and various licensure states. Category A credit is also recognized for CE credit in Canada. You must attend the entire program to receive your certificate of completion.
CME
The Medical Technology Management Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Medical Technology Management Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 20.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity
Location
Course location and hotels
| Milwaukee, WI- March 27-29, 2026 | |
Course Location MTMI International Headquarters | Accommodations: SpringHill Suites Milwaukee West Reservations click here Hotel Amenities: Airport Transportation: Springhill Suites does not provide airport |
| Wilmington, NC - April 24 - 26, 2026 |
Accommodations & Course Location Aloft Wilmington at Coastline Center Reservations: Click here Hotel Parking: $20.00 per day; Valet is available at $25.00 Hotel Website: click here |
| Milwaukee, WI- June 26-28, 2026 | |
Course Location MTMI International Headquarters | Accommodations: SpringHill Suites Milwaukee West Reservations click here Hotel Amenities: Airport Transportation: Springhill Suites does not provide airport |
| Milwaukee, WI- August 14-16, 2026 | |
Course Location MTMI International Headquarters | Accommodations: SpringHill Suites Milwaukee West Reservations click here Hotel Amenities: Airport Transportation: Springhill Suites does not provide airport |
| Las Vegas, NV- September 25-27, 2026 | |
Course Location/Accommodations: Reservations: Friday 09.25.26- Saturday 09.26.26 Rate Single/Double Occupancy Note: Booking through a 3rd party (such as Expedia, Priceline) will result in a $42.00 per night Hotel Parking: Complimentary Airport Transportation: Tuscany Suites hotel does not Hotel website click here |
Houston, TX - October 23 - 25, 2026
Accommodations & Course Location
Sheraton North Houston @ IAH
15700 John F. Kennedy Blvd
Houston, TX 77032
281.442.5100
Reservations: Click here
Rate: $132.00 + tax per night
Make reservation no later than:
October 08, 2026 to receive the discounted rate
Airport Transportation: IAH is 3.0 miles from the Sheraton.
Complimentary Hotel Airport Shuttle is available.
Reservation Required: 281.442.5100
Hotel Parking: Complimentary
Hotel Website: click here
Tuition

| Audience | Price | Early Price | Member Price | Member Early Price |
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| Technologist | $899.00 | $859.00 | $869.00 | $829.00 |
| Physician | $1,179.00 | $1,129.00 | $1,149.00 | $1,099.00 |
| PA, APRN | $1,019.00 | $969.00 | $989.00 | $949.00 |
Early Pricing Guidelines
To qualify for Early registration rates, you must register at least 21 days before the program date.
Cancellation Policy
Courses
Refunds, minus a $50 processing fee, will be granted for cancellations received prior to 3 days before the program. Cancellations received within 3 days of the program will receive a credit toward a future MTMI program, minus the $50 processing fee. No refunds will be made after the program starts. MTMI reserves the right to cancel any scheduled program because of low advance registration or other reasons. MTMI’s liability is limited to a refund of any program tuition paid. MTMI recommends that attendees use refundable airline tickets. In case of cancellation of a program for any reason, MTMI is not responsible for travel costs incurred by attendees including non-refundable airline tickets. When offered, WEBINAR ATTENDEES that cannot log in due to unsolvable technical issues beyond their control will be eligible for a full refund.