Gibbs, Vivien. <br/><br/>
Ultrasound physics and technology :  how, why and when / 
Vivien Gibbs, David Cole, Antonio Sassano. 
 - Edinburgh ;  New York :  Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier,  2009. 
 - 137 pages :  illustrations (chiefly colour) ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction to diagnostic ultrasound -- Principles and physics of ultrasound imaging : simple terminology definitions -- The piezoelectric effect -- Acoustic impedance -- The ultrasound beam -- Transducers -- Resolution -- Ultrasound interactions and attenuation -- Artifacts -- Instrumentation and controls -- Physical principles of Doppler ultrasound -- Ultrasound safety -- Quality assurance and performance testing -- New technology and recent advances in ultrasound imaging -- Multiple choice questions. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780702030413 (alk. paper) 0702030414 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ultrasonics in medicine.<br/>Diagnostic ultrasonic imaging.<br/>Ultrasonics.<br/>Ultrasonography--instrumentation.<br/>Ultrasonography--methods.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>R857.U48  / GIB