Presents general acoustic principles including sound wave parameters, energy transfer, through wave propagation, pulsed and continuous wave generation and parameters, surface reflection processes, and transducer construction. Discusses beam profile consideration and an introduction to A-mode, B-mode, and M-mode. Emphasizes applied principles of physics, knobology, and instrumentation relative to ultrasound. Discussion of properties of sound and presents advanced concepts including computer technology and the instrumentation used to create and store the ultrasound image, and introduction to fluid dynamics, spectral, color and amplitude Doppler. Emphasizes advanced principles of physics, knobology, acoustical artifacts, bioeffects/safety and quality assurance relative to ultrasound.
Grad Scheme
Letter
Prerequisites
None