Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 188 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 522 g
How, Why and When
Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 188 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 522 g
ISBN: 978-0-7020-3041-3
Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences
Written for health practitioners and students new to medical ultrasound, this book provides all the basic physics and technological knowledge they need in order to practise ultrasound effectively, including safety aspects of ultrasound, quality assurance and the latest techniques and developments. - Multiple choice questions for self-assessment and as a revision aid
- Chapter on terminology with explanatory paragraphs of words and phrases used in diagnostic ultrasound
- Troubleshooting guide - common problems and their solutions explored
Zielgruppe
PgC, PgD, MSc and short courses in Medical Ultrasound; undergraduate radiography students
Market nos (annual intake). Post-grad ultrasound courses at 18 HEI, approx no students on course = 30; total number 540. Short courses in ultrasound: approx 60 students at each HIE = 1080 total. No of radiography undergrad students = approx 1300.
Practitioner to student ration 80:20. (This is a student text but largely for the postgraduate and practitioner market)
Cluster book with other titles in How, Why and When series.
Conferences: annual BMUS in December; annual UKRC in May/June; physio conference
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Bildgebende Verfahren, Nuklearmedizin, Strahlentherapie Sonographie, Ultraschall
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Bildgebende Verfahren, Nuklearmedizin, Strahlentherapie Radiologie, Bildgebende Verfahren
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Introduction to diagnostic ultrasound
2. Principles and physics of ultrasound imaging - simple terminology definitions
3. The piezoelectric effect
4. Acoustic impedance
5. The ultrasound beam
6. Transducers
7. Resolution
8. Ultrasound interactions and attenuation
9. Artifacts
10. Instrumentation and controls
11. Physical principles of Doppler ultrasound
12. Ultrasound safety
13. Quality assurance and performance testing
14. Mew technology and recent advances in ultrasound imaging
15. Multiple choice questions, answers to multiple choice questions
