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.

In-Person

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
Live Webinar

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.


Day 1

8:00 am – 8:30 am
  • Introduction to Breast Ultrasound
8:30 am – 10:25 am
  • Patient Interactions and Management
    • Accreditation of Ultrasound Facility and Personnel Certification Requirements
    • Patient Communication
    • Explanation of Procedure
    • Patient Assessment
    • Benefits and Limitations of Mammography and Ultrasound
    • Safety Ergonomics
    • Patient Positioning
    • Image and Transducer
    • Image Documentation
  • Verification of Requested Examinations
    • Determination of Appropriate Sequence
    • Correlation of Imaging Request to Clinical Indications for Appropriateness
  • Breast Cancer
    • Signs and Symptoms
  • Communication of Imaging to Supervising Physician
    • Evaluation of Echo Patterns
    • Review of Findings with Breast Cancer
10:25 am – 10:35 amBreak
10:35 am – 12:00 pm
  • Image Production Introduction
    • Basic Principles of Ultrasound
      • Generation of Signal / Review with Kahoot
12:00 pm – 12:45 pmLunch (Provided for In-Person Attendees)
12:45 pm – 1:15 pm
  • Knobology
1:15 pm – 3:20 pm
  • Anatomy & Physiology
3:20 pm – 3:30 pmBreak
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Scanning Lab 1 – In-Person Only
    Webinar Attendees Will Receive Scanning Videos
    • Equipment Knobology
    • Basic Foundations of Breast Ultrasound 

 

Day 2

8:00 am – 9:55 am
  • Image Production Continued
    • Ultrasound Wave Characteristics
    • Fundamentals of Ultrasound
    • Review with Kahoot
9:55 am – 10:05 amBreak
10:05 am – 11:45 am
  • Benign and Malignant Features
11:45 am – 12:15 pmLunch (Provided for In-Person Attendees)
12:15 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Artifact Recognition
  • ACR Guidelines
    • BIRADS
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
  • Pathology
    • Benign Breast Conditions and Sonographic Features
2:30 pm – 2:40 pmBreak
2:40 pm – 3:30 pm
  • High-Risk Conditions and Sonographic Features
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Scanning Lab 2 – In-Person Only
Webinar Attendees Will Receive Scanning Videos

  • Positioning and Scanning Modification
  • Nipple Techniques
  • Axillary Scanning 

 

Day 3

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Scanning Lab 3 – In-Person Only
Webinar Attendees Will Receive Scanning Videos

  • Positioning and Scanning Modification
  • Nipple Techniques
  • Axillary Scanning 
9:00 am – 10:00 am
  • Malignant Breast Conditions and Sonographic Features
  • Breast Cancer Statistics
10:00 am – 10:10 amBreak
10:10 am – 11:10 am
  • Adjunct Breast Imaging Modalities
11:10 am – 11:40 pm
  • Image Optimization
  • Maintenance of Sonographic Equipment & Accessories
    • Sonographic Responsibilities
    • Patient Bioeffects
    • Machine QC (Medical Physicist Tests)
11:40 pm – 11:50 pmBreak
11:50 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Breast Interventions
    • Image-Guided Procedures
    • Cyst Aspiration1245
    • Abscess Draining
    • Fine Needle Aspiration
    • Core Biopsy
    • Vacuum Assisted Biopsy
    • Needle Localization/Surgical Biopsy
    • Surgical Treatment and Changes
    • Non-Surgical Treatment and Changes

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

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

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

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

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 Credit Information

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 Credit Information

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
10361 Innovation Drive 
Suite 400
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
262.717.9797  
800.765.6864

Accommodations:

SpringHill Suites Milwaukee West                 
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
414.257.3424
Located 0.3 miles to MTMI Headquarters

Reservations click here 
Rate: $129.00 + tax
Current rate is based upon availability.
Please note hotel cancellation policy.
Booking through a third party (such as Expedia, Priceline etc.) can result in
a non-refundable reservation.

Hotel Amenities:
Complimentary daily breakfast
Complimentary WIFI throughout the hotel
Complimentary parking
Each suite includes: microwave, Keurig coffee maker,
and mini-refrigerator

Airport Transportation:  Springhill Suites does not provide airport 
transportation. MKE is 15 miles/25 mins (dependent on traffic)

Hotel Website: click here

Wilmington, NC - April 24 - 26, 2026

Accommodations & Course Location

Aloft Wilmington at Coastline Center
501 Nutt Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
910.377.7600

Reservations:  Click here 
Rate: $199.00 + tax per night 
Make reservation no later than:
March 23, 2026 to receive the discounted rate

Airport Transportation:  ILM is 4.0 miles from the Aloft. 
Hotel does not offer airport shuttle 
 

Hotel Parking: $20.00 per day; Valet is available at $25.00 
per day; Additional parking is located at the city parking decks 
adjacent to the hotel. Rates are subject to change without notice 

Hotel Website:  click here

Milwaukee, WI- June 26-28, 2026 

Course Location

MTMI International Headquarters
10361 Innovation Drive 
Suite 400
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
262.717.9797  
800.765.6864

Accommodations:

SpringHill Suites Milwaukee West                 
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
414.257.3424
Located 0.3 miles to MTMI Headquarters

Reservations click here 
Rate: $139.00 + tax
Current rate is based upon availability.
Please note hotel cancellation policy.
Booking through a third party (such as Expedia, Priceline etc.) can result in
a non-refundable reservation.

Hotel Amenities:
Complimentary daily breakfast
Complimentary WIFI throughout the hotel
Complimentary parking
Each suite includes: microwave, Keurig coffee maker,
and mini-refrigerator

Airport Transportation:  Springhill Suites does not provide airport 
transportation. MKE is 15 miles/25 mins (dependent on traffic)

Hotel Website: click here
 

Milwaukee, WI- August 14-16, 2026 

Course Location

MTMI International Headquarters
10361 Innovation Drive 
Suite 400
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
262.717.9797  
800.765.6864

Accommodations:

SpringHill Suites Milwaukee West                 
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
414.257.3424
Located 0.3 miles to MTMI Headquarters

Reservations click here 
Rate: $139.00 + tax
Current rate is based upon availability.
Please note hotel cancellation policy.
Booking through a third party (such as Expedia, Priceline etc.) can result in
a non-refundable reservation.

Hotel Amenities:
Complimentary daily breakfast
Complimentary WIFI throughout the hotel
Complimentary parking
Each suite includes: microwave, Keurig coffee maker,
and mini-refrigerator

Airport Transportation:  Springhill Suites does not provide airport 
transportation. MKE is 15 miles/25 mins (dependent on traffic)

Hotel Website: click here
 

Las Vegas, NV- September  25-27, 2026 

Course Location/Accommodations: 
Tuscany Suites Hotel
255 E. Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89169
702.893.8933

Reservations: 
Input Arrival/Departure Dates  OR Click Here
Call 877-887-2261 and ask for 
MTMI Mammography Training Course Group Rate 
Make reservation no later than:
August 24, 2026 to receive the discounted rate

Rate:
Thursday 09.24.26  Rate Single/Double Occupancy    
$89.00 per night + tax (no resort fee)

Friday 09.25.26- Saturday 09.26.26 Rate Single/Double Occupancy    
$209.00 per night + tax (no resort fee)

Note:  Booking through a 3rd party (such as Expedia, Priceline) will result in a $42.00 per night
Resort Fee. 
Book early through MTMI room block as the room block will sell out.
Request Building B, C, G, H - closest to the meeting room

Hotel Parking: Complimentary

Airport Transportation: Tuscany Suites hotel does not
offer airport shuttle service. Harry Reid International airport (LAS) is 1.7 miles

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

Convenient payment options available through
AudiencePriceEarly PriceMember PriceMember Early Price
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

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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.