ABSTRACT

Ultrasound imaging is one of the most important and widely used diagnostic tools in modern medicine, second only to the conventional x-ray. Although considered a mature field, research continues for improving the capabilities and finding new uses for ultrasound technology while driving down the cost of newer, more complicated procedures such as int

chapter 1|4 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|34 pages

Fundamentals of Acoustic Propagation

chapter 3|40 pages

Ultrasonic Transducers and Arrays

chapter 5|16 pages

Doppler Flow Measurements

chapter 6|16 pages

Flow and Displacement Imaging

chapter 7|18 pages

Contrast Media and Harmonic Imaging

chapter 9|14 pages

Multidimensional Imaging

chapter 10|8 pages

Biological Effects of Ultrasound