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This chapter explains the basic information on how images are generated and how the machine should be configured. The probe or duplex transducer is so called because it converts electrical energy into sound by exciting piezoelectric crystals. The resulting acoustic wave is a pressure wave which propagates into the tissues by compression and expansion. Reflected waves are received, processed and projected onto a screen.
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Weskott, HP., Mendoza, E., Lattimer, C.R. (2014). The Ultrasound Scanner. In: Mendoza, E., Lattimer, C., Morrison, N. (eds) Duplex Ultrasound of Superficial Leg Veins. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40731-4_1
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