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1
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Amplitude

A

Peak pressure and magnitude of sound wave

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2
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Period

A

Length of time to complete one cycle

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3
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Wavelength

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Distance of a complete cycle

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4
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Frequency

A

Number of cycles per second (cycles/sec)

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5
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Hertz (Hz)

A

cycles per second

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6
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Ultrasound is sound greater than ________ Hz

A

>20,000 Hz

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7
Q

Diagnostic US is in _________ Hz range

A

2-20 megaHz

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8
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Increasing period __________ frequency

A

Decreases frequency

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9
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Velocity

A

Propagation of speed through a medium

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10
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Velocity is _____________ in a given medium

A

Constant

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11
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Velocity is determined by the _____________

A

Stiffness and density of medium

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12
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Frequency and wavelength are _________ related

A

Inversely

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13
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Power

A

Strength of sound wave

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14
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Diagnostic ultrasound uses _________ waves

A

Pulsed

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15
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Pulse Duration (PD)

A

Length of time from beginning to end of a pulse

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16
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Pulse Repetition Period (PRP)

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Length of time from beginning of one pulse to the next

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17
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Pulse Repetition Frequency (PRF)

A

Number of pulses per second (pulse/sec)

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18
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PRP and PRF are __________ related

A

Inversely

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19
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Duty Factor

A

% of time spent producing a pulse

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20
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Duty Factor formula

A

PD (sec) /PRP(sec) X 100 (usually less than 0.01)

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21
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Spatial Pulse Length (SPL)

A

Length or distance of a pulse

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22
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Piezoelectric Effect

A

electrical current generates vibration of crystals to produce sound, vibration of crystals produces electrical current

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23
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Image depth

A

time elapsed between signal pulse and echo

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24
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Brightness

A

related to echo intensity along grey scale

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25
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Attenuation

A

Weakening of sound beam as it moves through medium

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26
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Increasing frequency __________ attenuation

A

Increases

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27
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Increasing distance ____________ attenuation

A

Increases

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28
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Absorbtion

A

Energy absorbed and converted to heat

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29
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Refelction

A

Sound reflected back to transducer

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30
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Scattering

A

Sound reflected in multiple directions

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31
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Scattering occurs when

A

Sound strikes material so small as to approach wavelength

32
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Increasing frequency __________ scattering

33
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Refraction

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Redirection of sound beam as it crosses from one medium to another, causing bending of sound wave

34
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Refraction occurs when

A

Differing propagation speed between two media

35
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Impedence

A

Resistance to propagation of sound

36
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Impedence is related to

A

Tissue density and propagation speed

37
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Acoustic impedance mismatch

A

Difference in acoustic impedance at a boundary

38
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The greater the acoustic impedance mismatch

A

The greater the amount of reflection

39
Q

Angle of insonation

A

The angle between the incident ultrasound beam and an imaginary line that is perpendicular to the boundary of the object of interest

40
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Resolution

A

The ability of the sound waves to discriminate between two different, closely spaced objects

41
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Axial resolution

A

The ability to distinguish between two closely spaced objects along same beam

42
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Axial resolution is dependent on

A

SPL and frequency

43
Q

Axial resolution increases with ________ frequency

A

increasing

44
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Lateral resolution

A

The ability to distinguish between two closely spaced objects at the same depth

45
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Lateral resolution is dependent on

A

Width of the US beam, transducer shape, and focal zones

46
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Temporal resolution

A

The ability to detect moving objects at various points in time

47
Q

Synonym for temporal resolution

A

Frame rate

48
Q

To improve temporal resolution

A

Narrow imaging sector, decrease scanning depth, decrease line density, decrease number of focal zones

49
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Hyperechoic

A

More echo than surrounding tissue

50
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Isoechoic

A

Same echo as surrounding tissue

51
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Hypoechoic

A

Less echo than surrounding tissue

52
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Anechoic

53
Q

2D or B-mode

A

Brightness mode

54
Q

In B-mode US, strong echoes are represented by _____ dots and weak or no echoes are represented by ______ dots

A

White dots, black dots

55
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M-mode

A

Motion mode

56
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M-mode display

A

B-mode image with tracing of movement over time

57
Q

Color

A

Color imposed over B-mode image

58
Q

Color scale

A

Information on mean velocity and direction of flow, color superiorly represents flow toward transducer, and inferiorly away from transducer

59
Q

BART

A

Blue away, red toward

60
Q

Power Doppler

A

Greater sensitivity for low flow states, no directional information

61
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Spectral Doppler

A

Quantitative assessment of flow velocity at a single point within the gate (pulsed wave) or along the entire line of interrogation (continuous wave)

62
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Gain

A

Overall displayed brightness of echo signal

63
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Time Gain Compensation (TGC)

A

allows adjusting gain by depth

64
Q

Depth

A

Adjusts the field of view to increase or decrease scanning area

65
Q

Frequency dial

A

Adjusts the frequency of sound emitted by the probe

66
Q

Tissue Harmonic imaging

A

The transducer listens for sound waves returning at multiples of the frequency of the pulse that was emitted from the transducer, less artifact and attenuation

67
Q

Curvilinear array used for

A

Abdominal, pulmonary, and OB/GYN studies

68
Q

Linear array used for

A

Vascular access, soft tissue, MSK, vascular, superficial

69
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Phased array used for

A

Cardiac (and FAST)

70
Q

Endocavitary used for

A

Endovaginal pelvic and peritonsilar abscess

71
Q

Sagittal

A

Splits patient into right and left

72
Q

To obtain sagittal images, transducer indicator pointed toward

A

Patient’s head

73
Q

Transverse

A

Splits patient into top and bottom

74
Q

To obtain transverse images, transducer indicator pointed toward

A

Patient’s right

75
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Coronal

A

Splits patient into front and back

76
Q

To obtain transverse images, transducer indicator pointed toward

A

Patient’s head

77
Q

Acoustic shadowing

A

Due to reflection of sound with dark shadow behind reflection

Ultrasound (5 decks)

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