Gibbs, Vivien <br/><br/>
Ultrasound physics and technology :  how, why, and when / 
Vivien Gibbs, David Cole, Antonio Sassano 
 - Edinburgh ;  New York :  Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier,  2009 
 - 137 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780702030413  RM165.81 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ultrasonics<br/>Ultrasonography--instrumentation<br/>Ultrasonography--methods
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WN208  / .G444u 2009 9