TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - The Science of Image Generation
A1  - Bahner, David P.
A1  - Sylvester, Patrick J.
A1  - Makin, Inder Raj S.
A2  - Ma, O. John
A2  - Mateer, James R.
A2  - Reardon, Robert F.
A2  - Byars, Donald V.
A2  - Knapp, Barry J.
A2  - Laudenbach, Andrew P.
PY  - 2021
T2  - Ma and Mateer's Emergency Ultrasound, 4e
AB  - This  chapter  encompasses  the  process  from  which  ultrasound  images  are  optimally  produced  and  interpreted  by  clinicians  at  the  point  of  care.  The  science  behind  ultrasound  image  generation  is  a  journey  of  discovery  that  began  with  the  physical  examination  and  ended  with  technology  able  to  listen  and  see  into  the  body.  This  journey  includes  the  physical  properties  of  human  tissue  described  as  solid,  liquid,  and  gas.  These  concepts  are  built  upon  as  we  describe  physics  of  mechanical  wave  production  and  the  mathematical  attenuation  of  these  waves  as  they  are  impeded  by  various  surfaces  in  tissue  boundaries.  The  comparison  of  various  types  of  medical  images  based  on  frequency  can  help  the  operator  when  trying  to  understand  how  images  are  generated  and  the  safety  profile  of  various  medical  imaging  techniques.  By  developing  techniques  based  on  mathematical  principles  to  optimally  produce  quality  images  and  establishing  a  common  language  to  manipulate  the  probe  and  image,  the  operator  dependency  of  ultrasound  can  be  reduced.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/25
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175891114
ER  -