Ultrasound Physics and Technology

How, Why and When

Vivien Gibbs, David Cole, Antonio Sassano (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

144 Seiten

2009
Churchill Livingstone (Verlag)
978-0-7020-3041-3 (ISBN)

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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.

Written for health practitioners and students new to medical ultrasound, this book provides all the basic physics and technological knowledge they need in order to practise ultrasound effectively, including safety aspects of ultrasound, quality assurance and the latest techniques and developments.

Multiple choice questions for self-assessment and as a revision aid
Chapter on terminology with explanatory paragraphs of words and phrases used in diagnostic ultrasound
Troubleshooting guide - common problems and their solutions explored

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. Mew technology and recent advances in ultrasound imaging
15. Multiple choice questions, answers to multiple choice questions

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.6.2009
Reihe/Serie	How, Why and When
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	189 x 246 mm
Gewicht	540 g
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Sonographie / Echokardiographie
ISBN-10	0-7020-3041-4 / 0702030414
ISBN-13	978-0-7020-3041-3 / 9780702030413
Zustand	Neuware