TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gibbs,Vivien
AU  - Cole,David
AU  - Sassano,Antonio
TI  - Ultrasound physics and technology: how, why and when 
SN  - 9780702030413 (alk. paper)
AV  - R 857 .U48G53 2009
U1  - 616.07/54 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Edinburgh, New York
PB  - Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier
KW  - Ultrasonics in medicine
KW  - Diagnostic ultrasonic imaging
KW  - Ultrasonics
KW  - Ultrasonography
KW  - instrumentation
KW  - methods
N1  - 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
ER  -