Ultrasound Physics II

Catalog description

The course is designed to expand on the information learned in Ultrasound Physics I and provide new information regarding theory and operation of diagnostic ultrasound equipment. The course describes 2-dimensional imaging principles and instrumentation, image storage and display, the Doppler effect, pulsed and continuous wave Doppler generation, spectral analysis and display, color flow imaging, image features and artifacts, quality assurance, bioeffects and safety, and introduces students to newer technologies including contrast and tissue harmonics, Doppler tissue imaging, and power Doppler. The course goal is to help the student understand the process by which an image is created, Doppler information is generated and displayed, and identify ways to produce high quality, diagnostic echocardiographic information. prereq: 4111, 4211, 4401