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Ultrasound physics and technology : how, why and when

By: Gibbs, Vivien.
Contributor(s): Cole, David, TDCR | Sassano, Antonio.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2009Description: 137 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9780702030413 (alk. paper); 0702030414 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Ultrasonics in medicine | Diagnostic ultrasonic imaging | Ultrasonics | Ultrasonography -- instrumentation | Ultrasonography -- methodsDDC classification: 616 GV
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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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