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Physics and Principles of Ultrasound

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Abstract

A clinical ultrasound image is the end result of a complex interaction between hardware design elements and software processing. The goal of this chapter is to ensure that clinicians using this technology are aware of the key concepts and principles of ultrasound physics, without having to possess advanced understanding of the underlying engineering. This chapter addresses the basics of wave properties, ultrasound wave generation and reception, and the behavior of sound in tissue. Common ultrasound artifacts are explained from the physics perspective, and the special case of Doppler is discussed.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of California San Diego, Moores Cancer Center, La Jolla, CA, USA

    Ryan K. Orosco

  2. Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

    Lisa A. Orloff

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Correspondence to Lisa A. Orloff .

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, KRH Nordstadt Clinic-Academic Hospital, Hannover, Germany

    Hans J. Welkoborsky

  2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Plastic Head and Neck Surgery, Klinikum Bad Salzungen GmbH, Bad Salzungen, Germany

    Peter Jecker

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Orosco, R.K., Orloff, L.A. (2019). Physics and Principles of Ultrasound. In: Welkoborsky, H., Jecker, P. (eds) Ultrasonography of the Head and Neck. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12641-4_2

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