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An Overview

Why We Do the Things We Do (in Ultrasound)

Society for Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 2745 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 350, Plano, TX 75093 dsanchez{at}sdms.org

• Why does every ultrasound textbook begin with a "physics chapter"?

• Don't you know everything you need to know about ultrasound physics? After all, you've probably been performing echocardiograms or sonograms for years.

• How will learning more about the physical principles of sound make you a better sonographer?

This article will answer these questions in order. You simply cannot be the best if you don't know the physics of sound.

Key Words: ultrasound • physics • instrumentation • Doppler

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Vol. 21, No. 1, 17-35 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/8756479304272711


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