Sonography Physics and Instrumentation

Catalog description

This course is designed to present the basic concepts and principles of ultrasound physics as a foundation for understanding image interpretation. The student should learn the wave theory of sound and how it travels through various media. They should gain knowledge of the principles of how piezoelectricity converts sound energy to electrical energy in ultrasound transducers. They should gain mastery of instrumentation of the equipment and understand how the use of gain compensates for attenuation. They should acquire an understanding of harmonics, different types of resolution, basic fluid hemodynamics, color-flow Doppler, spectral analysis, power Doppler, harmonics, artifacts, and m-mode.