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Ch.4 Describing Pulsed Waves Flashcards

1
Q

what are the five parameters that describe pulsed sound?

A

Pulse duration
Pulse Repetition Period
Pulse Repetition Frequency
Duty Factor
Spatial Pulse Length

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what is a pulse?

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is a collection of cycles that travel together as a unit

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Pulsed Ultrasound has two components

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transmit, talking, on time
receive, listenting, off time

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Q

Each particular ultrasound transducer emits a pulse with a fixed _____

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duration that can not be changed for that transducer

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Pulse duration

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is the actual time from the start to the end of a pulse
-is a single transmit, talking, or on time

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Pulse duration:
Units
Determined by
Typical Values
Adjustable

A

microseconds (us)
sound source ONLY
0.5 to 3.0 us
NOT

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Pulse duration formula

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(us) = # cycles x period (us)

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Pulse Duration is:
directly proportional to the ____ of ____
directly proportional to _____
inversely proportional to ______

A

the number of cycles
period
frequency

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Q

Describe two characteristics of pulses with a long duration

A

many cycles in the pulse
or individual cycles with long periods

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Describe the two characteristics of pulses with a short duration

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few cycles in the pulse
or individual cycles with short periods

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what type of pulse is more desirable in diagnostic imaging, and why?

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Shorter duration pulses are better for imaging bc they create images of greater accuracy

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Spatial Pulse Length

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is the distance that a pulse occupies from the start to the end of a pulse

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Spatial Pulse Length:
Units
Determined by
Adjustable
Typical Values

A

mm
Both Sound/Medium
No
in soft tissue 0.1 to 1.0 mm

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Spatial Pulse Length:
directly proportional to the __ of ____
directly proportional to _____
inversely proportional to _____

A

of cycles
wavelength
frequency

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Spatial Pulse Length formula

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(mm) = # cycles x wavelength (mm)

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Q

What are the two characteristics that distinguish long pulse length pulses from short pulse length pulses?

A

Long pulses have
many cycles
longer wavelengths
vs
Short pulses have
fewer cycles
shorter wavelengths

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Which type of pulse is more desirable in diagnostic imaging and why?

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Pulses of shorter length are desirable bc they create more accurate images

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Pulse Repetition Period (PRP)

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is the time from the start of one pulse to the start of the next pulse (transmit and receive)

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PRP:
Units
Determined by
Adjustable
Typical values

A

ms, us
Sound source ONLY
(imaging depth)
YES (Adjust Depth of View)
0.1 to 1.0 ms
(100 to 1000 times longer than pulse duration)

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When the system is imaging at shallow depths, the time from one pulse to the next is ______

A

Short

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When the system is imaging more deeply, the time from one pulse to the next is ______

22
Q

What is depth of view?

A

describes the maximum distance into the body that an ultrasound system is imaging. Sonographer controls this. The white dots along the edge of the screen indicate depth

23
Q

How are pulse repetition period and depth of view related?

A

directly related

24
Q

What are the two components of pulse repetition period? Which one can the sonographer change?

A

the transmit time (on)
the receive time (off)

Transmit time is called pulse duration which can NOT be changed since its a fixed value of the transducer

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With deeper imaging, the listening time and the pulse repetition period _____
lengthen
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With shallower imaging, the listening time and the pulse repetition period _______
shorten
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Pulse Repetition Frequency (PRF)
is the number of pulses that an ultrasound system transmits into the body each second (# of cycles are meaningless)
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PRF: Units Determined by Adjustable Typical Values
Hertz (per second) Sound Source ONLY (MAX imaging depth) YES (adjust depth of view) 1,000 to 10,000 Hertz
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When the system is imaging shallow, the pulse repetition frequency is ______
higher
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When the system is imaging deep, the pulse repetition frequency is _____
lower
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PRP & PRF are ONLY related to?
Depth of view
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How are PRF and depth of view related?
Inversely related
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How are PRP and PRF related?
inversely related and reciprocal (1/PRP)
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A longer PRP results in a _______ PRF
lower
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A shorter PRP results in ______ PRF
higher
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Duty Factor
is the percentage of fraction of time that the system transmits a pulse
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Duty Factor: Units Determined by Adjustable Typical Values
None Sound Source ONLY YES (adjust depth of view) 0.2% to 0.5%
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Duty Factor is inversely related to _______ _______
imaging depth
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Duty Factor is _____ when the system is imaging at shallow depths, and ______ when imaging at greater depths.
higher lower
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How is Duty Factor calculated?
(%) = (pulse duration / pulse rep. period) x 100
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What are the maximum values for duty factor?
maximum value is 1 or 100%; this value is only achieved with continuous wave sound (must always be less than 100%)
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What are the minimum values for duty factor?
minimum value is 0% which exits only when the transducer is silent typical: 0.2% this means the system is listening approx 500 times longer than it is transmitting
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How does the sonographer change duty factor?
changes when the sonographer alters imaging depth
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As imaging depth increases, transmit time, or pulse duration, _____ _____ while listening time is ___________
remains constant prolonged
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Duty factor increases with ______ imaging. Duty factor ______ with deeper imaging.
shallower decreases
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Duty Factor: Shallow Imaging 4 Characteristics
Less listening Shorter PRP Higher PRF Higher duty factor
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Duty Factor: Deep Imaging 4 Characteristics
More listening Longer PRP Lower PRF Lower Duty Factor
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Which of the 5 parameters that describe pulsed sound are determined by the sound source?
Pulse Duration Pulse Repetition Period Pulse Repetition Frequency Duty Factor
49
Which of the 5 parameters that describe pulsed sound are determined by BOTH sound and medium?
Spatial Pulse Length
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Which of the 5 parameters that describe pulsed sound can be changed with imaging depth?
Pulse Repetition Period Pulse Repetition Frequency Duty Factor
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Which of the 5 parameters that describe pulsed sound can NOT be changed with imaging depth?
Pulse duration Spatial Pulse length
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What are the 4 parameters that describe a single cycle can describe both pulsed and continuous wave sound?
Period Frequency Wavelength Propagation Speed

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