Quiz 1 vocab Flashcards
1
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Not uniform in texture of composition
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heterogeneous
2
Q
Measures the strength of ultrasound signal can be expressed as a simple ration or in db
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gain
3
Q
Echo producing structure; reflects sound with brighter entensity
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echogenic
4
Q
Very close to normal parenchymal echogenic patterns
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isoechoic
5
Q
Sounds that travel through an anechoic (fluid filled) substance and is not attenuation
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increased though transmition
6
Q
Completely uniform tecture
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homogeneous
7
Q
Low levels of echos within a structure
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hypogechoic
8
Q
The sound beam is attenuated by a solid or calcified object
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shadowing
9
Q
without echoes
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Anechoic
10
Q
Interface between two fluids with different acoustic characteristics
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fluid filled level
