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The clinical applications of ultrasound have continued to develop rapidly in recent years and the availability of relatively inexpensive machines has encouraged its use by an increasing range of health care professionals. Basic Ultrasound is an introduction for those approaching the subject for the first time. By incorporating the basic physical principles of ultrasound and reviewing the major areas of clinical application the book should ensure that all new users have an adequate working knowledge of this versatile imaging technique.

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King's College Hospital, London, U.K. High-level introduction to the physical principles and clinical applications of ultrasound for experienced radiographers new to imaging. Illustrated. DNLM: Ultrasonography.

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The majority of patients and many medical and paramedical personnel approaching ultrasound for the first time assume that this is one of the newer imaging techniques. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
orthogonal beam width, parenchymal reflectivity, acoustic accentuation, digital image memory, lobe echoes, lobe artefact, reflective foci, modern ultrasound scanners, midline echo, static scanners, longitudinal scan, gestation sac, colour flow imaging, colour flow mapping, increased reflectivity, neonatal hip, reduced reflectivity, ultrasound information, time gain compensation, mechanical sector scanners, ultrasound imaging systems, regurgitant jet, ultrasound pulse, transverse scan, ultrasound beam Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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