Physics and Instrumentation of Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound / Edition 1

by Peter Fish

Overview

The use of ultrasound is increasing rapidly throughout the world, and consequently a knowledge of the underlying scientific principles and instrument operation has become an essential part of medical ultrasound courses. This work provides a concise, highly illustrated description of physics and instrumentation of diagnostic medical ultrasound and provides substantial coverage of new and refined equipment and techniques, including Doppler techniques and real-time instruments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471926511
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	01/08/1991
Pages:	260
Product dimensions:	7.52(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.55(d)

About the Author

Peter Fish is the author of Physics and Instrumentation of Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Nature of Ultrasound.

Propagation in Tissue.

Beam Shapes and Transducers.

A-Scan Instruments.

Static B-Scan.

Real-Time Scanners.

M-Mode.

Other Scanners and Probes.

Measurement of Size.

Doppler Ultrasound Physics and Instruments.

Doppler Ultrasound Measurement.

Digital Storage, Scan Converters and Data Processing.

Image Artifacts.

Performance Checks.

Bioeffects, Dosimetry and Safety.

Appendices.

Bibliography.

Index.