Diagnostic Ultrasound Physics and Equipment [Paperback]

A fully updated technical introduction to the physics and equipment of ultrasound, with three new chapters and high quality images throughout.This second edition provides a technical introduction to the physics and equipment of ultrasound, with high quality images throughout. Fully updated, with three new chapters and a glossary containing definitions of over 500 terms, this is an ideal text for radiologists, trainee sonographers, medical physicists and engineers.This second edition provides a technical introduction to the physics and equipment of ultrasound, with high quality images throughout. Fully updated, with three new chapters and a glossary containing definitions of over 500 terms, this is an ideal text for radiologists, trainee sonographers, medical physicists and engineers.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.Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; 1. Introduction to B-mode imaging K. Martin; 2. Physics K. Martin and K. V. Ramnarine; 3. Transducers and beam forming K. Martin and T. A. Whittingham; 4. B-mode instrumentation K. Martin; 5. Properties, limitations andlCT