Diagnostic ultrasound
Subtitle: physics and equipment
By: edited by Peter Hoskins, Kevin Martin, Abigail Thrush
Edition: 2nd ed
Series: Cambridge medicine
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK ;New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9780521757102
Subjects: Physical Phenomena; Instrumentation; Diagnostic ultrasonic imaging; Methods; Ultrasonography
Description: "All healthcare professionals practising ultrasound in a clinical setting should receive accredited training in the principles and practice of ultrasound scanning. This new edition of Diagnostic Ultrasound: Physics and Equipment provides a comprehensive introduction to the physics, technology and safety of ultrasound equipment, with high quality ultrasound images and diagrams throughout. It covers all aspects of the field at a level intended to meet the requirements of UK sonography courses. New to this edition: Updated descriptions of ultrasound technology, quality assurance and safety. Additional chapters dedicated to 3D ultrasound, contrast agents and elastography. New glossary containing definitions of over 500 terms. The editors and contributing authors are all authorities in their areas, with contributions to the scientific and professional development of ultrasound at national and international level"Provided by publisher
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; 1. Introduction to Bmode imaging K. Martin; 2. Physics K. Martin and K. V. Ramnarine; 3. Transducers and beam forming K. Martin and T. A. Whittingham; 4. Bmode instrumentation K. Martin; 5. Properties, limitations and artefacts of Bmode images K. Martin; 6. Bmode measurements N. J. Dudley; 7. Principles of Doppler P. R. Hoskins; 8. Blood flow A. Thrush; 9. Spectral Doppler ultrasound A. Thrush; 10. Colour flow and tissue imaging P. R. Hoskins and A. L. Criton; 11. Quality assurance A. J. Evans and P. R. Hoskins; 12. Safety of diagnostic ultrasound F. A. Duck and A. Shaw; 13. 3D ultrasound P. R. Hoskins and T. J. MacGillivray; 14. Contrast agents C. Moran and M. Butler; 15. Elastography P. R. Hoskins; Appendices; Glossary; Index.