Ultrasound physics and technology
Subtitle: how, why, and when
By: Vivian Gibbs, David Cole, Antonio Sassano.
Contributors: Cole, David, TDCR.; Sassano, Antonio.
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Edinburgh; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780702030413
Subjects: Ultrasonics in medicine; Diagnostic ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonics; Ultrasonography -- instrumentation; Ultrasonography -- methods
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to diagnostic ultrasound; title: Principles and physics of ultrasound imaging : simple terminology definitions; title: The piezoelectric effect; title: Acoustic impedance; title: The ultrasound beam; title: Transducers; title: Resolution; title: Ultrasound interactions and attenuation; title: Artifacts; title: Instrumentation and controls; title: Physical principles of doppler ultrasound; title: Ultrasound safety; title: Quality assurance and performance testing; title: New technology and recent advances in ultrasound imaging.