Ch. 12 Physics Flashcards

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1
Q

The two characteristics of sound to make 2D images are

A

sound travels in a straight line and sound beams must be narrow to optimize LATERAL resolution

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2
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Mechanical transducers have what kind of active element

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single circular/disc shaped

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3
Q

Mechanical transducer sector shape

A

fan

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4
Q

Mechanical transducer type of steering

A

mechanical

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5
Q

Mechanical transducer beam focusing type

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fixed focus (conventional or mechanical)

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6
Q

Mechanical transducer beam INTERNAL focusing uses

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curved active element

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7
Q

Mechanical transducer beam EXTERNAL focusing uses

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acoustic lens

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8
Q

Mechanical transducer damage to PZT crystals causes

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entire image to be lost

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9
Q

What we use today

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Transducer arrays

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10
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Transducer arrays contain

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multiple active elements

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11
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Array transducers comprise of a slab of PZT cut into a collection of separare pieces called

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elements

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12
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Array transducers each ACTIVE element is

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connected by a wire to its own electronic circuitry

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13
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Array transducers: a combination of the active element, the wire and the systems electronics

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a channel

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14
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Array transducers: generally all have ______ active elements (except annular phased arrays)

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100-300

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15
Q

Array transducer types

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linear phased, annular phased, linear sequential, curvilinear, vector

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16
Q

The time difference between electrical spikes when steering is about

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10 nanoseconds

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17
Q

Linear phased array footprint

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small

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18
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Linear phased array image shape

A

sector

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19
Q

Linear phased array beam steering

A

electronic steering or phasing

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20
Q

Linear phased array beam focusing

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focused electronically

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21
Q

Linear phased array damage to PZT crystal results in

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inconsistent or erratic beam steering and focusing

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22
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Linear phased array all the active elements in the probe are fixed to create

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each sound pulse

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23
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Linear phased array each sound pulse creates

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wavelets

24
Q

Linear phased array wavelets interfere constructively and deconstructively creating a

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single sound pulse

25
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Linear phased array: The overall pattern of the electrical signals determines the sound beams

A

steering direction and focus

26
Q

Linear phased array: specific electrical patterns create a sound beam which are

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all active elements fired at the same time straight across the transducer, time delayed electric spikes (phased delays) create beam steering to the right or left

27
Q

Time delayed electric spikes create beam steering to the right or left or in other words

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the sound beam is steered if the spike line has a slope

28
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When all active elements are fired at the same time straight across the transducer, the sound beam is directed

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straight down

29
Q

If the right electrical spike excites the right active first, then the next, and then the next, beam will be

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steered to the left (and vice versa)

30
Q

Linear phased array: the electrical within the ultrasound system that creates these patterns is called the

A

beam former

31
Q

Linear phased array: focusing during transmission has a ____ pattern that creates a focused sound beam during _______

A

curved, transmission

32
Q

Linear phased array: focusing during transmission has a straight line pattern that creates an _____ sound beam

A

unfocused

33
Q

Linear phased array: focusing during receiving is called

A

dynamic receive focusing

34
Q

Linear phased array: dynamic receive focusing, a more accurate image can be created when the US receiver introduces variable time delays to some of the electrical signals during _______. The time delays used during receive focusing depends upon the depth of the ______ created. Therefore, the delayed patterns during receive-focusing change ______. Allows for focusing at _____ depths.

A

reception, reflection, continuously, multiple

35
Q

Annular phased array has multiple ____ shaped elements arranged like a ________

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disc, bull’s eye target

36
Q

Annular phased array beam steering

A

mechanical steering

37
Q

What is not possible with Annular phased arrays

A

electronic steering

38
Q

Annular phased array beam focusing is called ____ and has multiple _____

A

multi-focusing, transmit focal zones

39
Q

Annular phased array: remember, ____- diameter crystals create shallow focus beams, and _____ diameter crystals create deeper focus beams

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smaller, larger

40
Q

Annular phased array image shape

A

sector

41
Q

Annular phased array damaged PZT crystal

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only a portion of the image is lost, side-to-side band of dropout at a particular depth

42
Q

Linear sequential array active elements arranged in

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a line

43
Q

Linear sequential array beam steering

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a small group of crystals are fired simultaneously to create each sound beam

44
Q

Linear sequential array can also be steered in a

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slop pattern phase delay

45
Q

What does lope pattern phase delay create

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parallelogram shaped image

46
Q

Linear sequential array beam focusing types

A

electronic transmit focusing and receiving focus

47
Q

Linear sequential array electronic transmit focusing is achieved with a

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curved excitation pattern of the active elements

48
Q

Linear sequential array receiving focus is achieved by

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introducing electrical delays in the signals returning from the transducer

49
Q

Is focusing the beam at many depths possible with Linear sequential array

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yes

50
Q

Linear sequential array image shape

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rectangular

51
Q

Linear sequential array damaged PZT crystal

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only a portion of the image directly below the damaged element is affected (band/linear dropout)

52
Q

Curvilinear array (convex or curved) crystals are arranged

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side-by-side in a bowed line

53
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Curvilinear array (convex or curved) beam steering, beam is directed

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straight out of the crystals, and pulses travel in different directions as they radiate out from the transducer

54
Q

Curvilinear array (convex or curved) beam focusing is

A

focused electronically

55
Q

Curvilinear array (convex or curved) beam focusing during transmission is acheived by

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exciting the active element in a fixed group with a curved spike like pattern

56
Q

Curvilinear array (convex or curved) beam focusing, dynamic receive focusing acheived by

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introducing varying phase delays in the signals returning from the transducer