Ultrasound physics and technology : how, why and when
Written for health practitioners and students new to medical ultrasound, this book provides various basic physics and technological knowledge they need in order to practise ultrasound, including safety aspects of ultrasound, quality assurance and the techniques and developments.
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Edinburgh, Scotland ; New York :
Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier ,
c2009
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction to diagnostic ultrasound
- 2. Principles and physics of ultrasound imaging : simple terminology definitions
- 3. The piezoelectric effect
- 4. Acoustic impedance
- 5. The ultrasound beam
- 6. Transducers
- 7. Resolution
- 8. Ultrasound interactions and attenuation
- 9. Artifacts
- 10. Instrumentation and controls
- 11. Physical principles of Doppler ultrasound
- 12. Ultrasound safety
- 13. Quality assurance and performance testing
- 14. New technology and recent advances in ultrasound imaging
- 15. Multiple choice questions