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Ultrasound Physics and Equipment

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The physics of ultrasound can seem both dry and complicated, but by understanding a few basic principles, essential lessons about its strengths and limitations become clearer. Additionally, concepts that can help optimize image acquisition will have a context and be more easily remembered.

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  1. Department of Trauma and Critical Care, R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Amy C. Sisley

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  1. Sarah B. Murthi
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Correspondence to Amy C. Sisley .

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    Heidi L. Frankel

  2. Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University, Perdido St. 1901, New Orleans, 70112, USA

    Bennett P. deBoisblanc

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Murthi, S.B., Ferguson, M., Sisley, A.C. (2010). Ultrasound Physics and Equipment. In: Frankel, H., deBoisblanc, B. (eds) Bedside Procedures for the Intensivist. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79830-1_4

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