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"tissue interface" - position within the tissue where the values of acoustic impedance change   ACOUSTIC BOUNDARIES  
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weakening of the sound as it propagates through a medium   ATTENUATION  
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Reduction in amplitude and intensity as sound travels   ATTENUATION  
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unit of attenuation   DECIBEL  
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Factors affecting attenuation   Medium and Frequency  
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______will not only occur in the beam of sound produced by the transducer as it produces propagates through tissue, but also in returning ______ as the travel back to the transducer.   Attenuation, echoes  
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______ frequencies are more attenuated than _____ frequencies.   HIGHER, LOWER  
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____ frequency penetrates deeper than _____ frequency because they are attenuated to a "lesser" degree   LOWER, HIGHER  
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Where the molecules of the tissue are densely packed, attenuation will be much g____ than in l____ densely packed tissue   GREATER, LESS  
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If path length "increases", attenuation ____   INCREASES  
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attenuation that occurs with each centimeter the sound wave travels   ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT  
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unit of attenuation coefficient   dB/cm  
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If the attenuation coefficient increases, attenuation _____.   INCREASE  
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For soft tissues, the typical value for attenuation coefficient is __.   0.5 dB)cm.  
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term used to describe the average tissue that makes up the soft tissues of the human body (e.g., liver, kidney, spleen).   SOFT TISSUE  
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Process by which energy in the ultrasound beam is transferred to the propagating medium, where it is transformed into a different form of energy, mostly heat. The medium is said to absorb energy from the beam   ABSORPTION  
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The rate of absorption is directly ________ to the frequency. Higher frequency results in increased ultrasound absorption.   PROPORTIONAL  
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two large structures of significantly different acoustic impedance form an interface, the interface becomes a reflector and some of the wave energy is reflected back to the transducer   REFLECTION  
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the major interaction of interest for diagnostic ultrasound   INCIDENT ENERGY AND ECHO  
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the sound that hits an acoustic interface   INCIDENT ENERGY  
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reflected beam   ECHO  
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As we have seen, the percentage of incident energy that is reflected depends upon the _____   ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE MISMATCH  
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The "values of Z for the soft tissues" are quite similar to one another. We conclude that reflections at boundaries between soft tissue will give rise generally s__ e__.   SMALL ECHOES  
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The "Z value for bone" is several times higher than the soft tissue average.We conclude that reflection from gas/soft tissue interface gives rise to a l___e___.   LARGE ECHOES  
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The "value of Z for air (and other gaseous material)" is much lower than the soft tissue. We conclude that reflection from gas/soft tissue interface gives rise to a ____.   VERY LARGE ECHOES  
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ANOTHER FACTOR THAT AFFECTS THE STRENGTH OF THE REFLECTION IS THE SIZE OF THE REFLECTOR. Reflectors can either be ___ or ____.   SPECULAR OR DIFFUSE  
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- boundary is smooth and larger than the beam. - Angle of incidence = angle of reflection   SPECULAR REFLECTOR  
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- reflecting interface is irregular in shape and its dimensions are smaller than the diameter of the ultrasound beam. - Incident beam is reflected in many different directions.   DIFFUSE REFLECTOR  
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describe when the beam is perpendicular to the interface   NORMAL INCIDENCE  
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Denotes a direction of travel of the incident ultrasound that is not perpendicular to the boundary between two media   OBLIQUE INCIDENCE  
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- when an ultrasound waves strikes a boundary or interface between 2 small structures and the wave is scattered in different directions - responsible for providing the internal texture of organs in the image   SCATTERING  
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when the scatter in equal in all direction   RAYLEIGH SCATTERING  
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- change in direction of a sound beam as it enters the medium. - Transmission with a bend   REFRACTION  
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If the angle of incidence is 90 degrees, no refraction will occur. The physics of refraction are described by   SNELL'S LAW  
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two requirements for REFRACTION to ovcur are:   OBLIQUE INCIDENCE AND DIFF. PROPAGRATION SPEED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BOUNDARY  
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As a beam of ultrasound travels through it will diverge. This divergence will result in the same power spread over larger area. The intensity of the beam will therefore be reduced   DIVERGENCE  
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convert one form of energy to another   TRANSDUCER  
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G E N E R A L C O M P O S I T I O N O F A N UL T R A S O U N D T R A N S D U C E ivL   PHYSICAL HOUSING , ELECTRODES, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTS BACKING MATERIAL , IMPENANCE MATCHING LAYER  
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- contains individual components - Provides structural support and acts as an electrical and acoustic insulator   PHYSICAL HOUSING  
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- "Grounded electrode - " Protects patients from electric shock.   OUTSIDE ELECTRODE  
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- "Live Electrode - " Abuts against a thick backing block.   INSIDE ELECTRODE  
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- " transducer element" - most important component - Approx. 6-19 mm in diameter and 0.2-2 mm in thickness - Crystalline materials - dipolar molecules   PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT  
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naturally occurring material with piezoelectric properties   QUARTZ  
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- Commonly used materials - man made ceramic - more efficient, better sensitivity and can be easily shaped   LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE(PZT)  
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Greek term "piezo" means___ and Elektron ____   To press and ember  
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- Was described 1880 by Pierre and Jacques Curies - some materials produced a voltage when deformed by an applied pressure.   PIEZOELECTRICITY  
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Eliminate the vibrations from the "back" face and to control the length of vibrations from the face of the crystals.   BACKING/DAMPING MATERRIAL  
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- Sandwiched between the piezoelectric crystal and the patient. - Has acoustic impedance value halfway between that of the crystal and soft tissue.   MATCHING LAYER  
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Area through which the sound energy emitted from the transducer travels   ULTRASOUND BEAM  
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2 regions of Ultrasound beam   NEAR FIELD AND FAR FIELD/FRESNEL ZONE OR FRAUNHOFER ZONE  
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Region "nearest" the transducer face, characterized by a highly collimated beam with more uniform intensity.   NEAR FIELD(FRESNEL ZONE)  
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Region "farthest" from the transducer and characterized by the divergence of the beam with great variation in intensity.   FAR FIELD(FRAUNHOFER ZONE)  
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location where the beam reaches its minimum diameter   FOCUS OR FOCAL POINT  
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energy from the transducer that radiates at various amgles from the transducer face   SIDE LOBES  
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arrangement of crystals within the transducer   ARRAY  
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types of electronic array transducer   LINEAR ARRAY, CURVILINEAR(or SECTOR) ARRAY TRANSDUCER,PHASE ARRAY TRANSDUCER  
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physical size of yhe part of the ultrasound that contacts the patient   FOOTPRINT  
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width of the image that is seen on the screen   FIELD OF VIEW  
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produces parallel scan lines and has a rectangular field view   LINEAR ARRAY  
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- image superficial structures and vessels - operate at frequencies above 4MHz - used for vascular, small parts   LINEAR ARRAY  
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- similar to the linear areay but the transducer face is formed curve(convex) - "sector arrays"   CURVILINEAR ARRAY TRANSDUCER  
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- operate ar lower frequencies - 3.5 MHz - best suited to image deep lying strictures - application: abdominal and obstetric   CURVILINEAR ARRAY TRANSDUCERS  
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  PHASED ARRAY  
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transducer designed to enter the body via the vagina, rectum, esophagus or blood vessel(catheter-mounted type)   INVASIVE TRANSDUCERS  
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1. ultrasound transducers should not be sterilized   TRANSDUCER CARE AND CLEANING  
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temperature at which polarization in a crystal is lost   CURIE POINT  
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