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1
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Particle displacement/acoustic pressure

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Amplitude

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2
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What determines the pulse’s amplitude?

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The pulser

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3
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What are the 5 mechanisms of attenuation?

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Absorption, wavefront divergence, reflection, refraction, scatter

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Power =

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Intensity x area

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This is a measure of the total energy transmitted summed over the cross sectional area of the beam per unit time

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Power

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6
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The absolute unit of power

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Watt (joule/s)

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What determines the power?

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The pulser

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Intensity =

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Power/Area

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This is a measure of the strength of a sound wave and is equal to the power per unit area

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Intensity

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10
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The absolute unit of intensity

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mW/cm2 or W/cm2

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If power increases, what happens to intensity?

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It also increases

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If area decreases, what happens to intensity?

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It increases

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What is the relationship between intensity and amplitude?

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A small change in amplitude will result in a large change to intensity

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BUR =

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SP/SA

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A high BUR does what for focus? What is the BUR for a perfectly uniform beam?

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High BUR = high focus.

BUR would be 1

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16
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DF =

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TA/PA

17
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Where does the information on bioeffects come from?

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Epidemiology, in vitro, animal studies

18
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What are the set intensity thresholds for unfocused and focused ultrasound?

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Unfocused: 100mW/cm2
Focused: 1000mW/cm2 (1 W/cm2)

19
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2 main categories for bioeffects

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  • thermal

- non-thermal (mechanical)

20
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Simple oscillation of bubbles that can result in the streaming of liquid resulting in shear stresses

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Stable cavitation

21
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When the bubble actually collapses and produces a shock wave that can result in localized high temperatures and light emission.

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Transient cavitation

22
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What is the thermal index (TI)

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The amount of acoustic power ended to raise the temperature in tissue 1 degree.
Example, a TI of 2 could possibly raise the temp by 2 degrees

23
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TIS, TIB, TIC

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TIS: soft tissue
TIB: bone near the focus and obstetrics
TIC: bone near the surface (cranial studies)

24
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What is the mechanical index (MI)

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The likelihood that the energy used will lead to cavitation

25
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How is MI related to frequency?

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Inversely proportional to the square root of the frequency.

The frequency would have to quadruple for the MI to halve

26
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What are the TI and MI maximums?

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TI- 6

MI- 1.9

27
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The balance between benefit and risk

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ALARA

28
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What tissue is most susceptible to TI?

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Fetal tissue

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