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The piëzo-electric effect used for sound to voltage conversion is explained. A brief description of some physical properties of ultra-sound wave propagation is then given. Echo display and recording techniques will be described. An explanation of the Doppler effect for recording of blood flow concludes this chapter.
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© 1972 H. E. Stenfert Kroese N.V., Publishers
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Bom, N. (1972). Principles of Ultrasound. In: New Concepts in Echocardiography. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2721-2_2
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