TY - BOOK AU - Gibbs,Vivien AU - Cole,David AU - Sassano,Antonio TI - Ultrasound physics and technology: how, why, and when SN - 9780702030413 PY - 2009/// CY - Edinburgh, New York PB - Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier 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 ER -