Ultrasound physics and technology : how, why and when /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gibbs, Vivien
Other Authors: Cole, David, Sassano, Antonio
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2009.
Subjects:
Diagnostic ultrasonic imaging.
Ultrasonics in medicine.
Ultrasonics.
Ultrasonography > instrumentation.
Ultrasonography > methods.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to diagnostic ultrasound
  • Principles and physics of ultrasound imaging : simple terminology definitions
  • The piezoelectric effect
  • Acoustic impedance
  • The ultrasound beam
  • Transducers
  • Resolution
  • Ultrasound interactions and attenuation
  • Artifacts
  • Instrumentation and controls
  • Physical principles of Doppler ultrasound
  • Ultrasound safety
  • Quality assurance and performance testing
  • New technology and recent advances in ultrasound imaging
  • Multiple choice questions.

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