Relationships Flashcards
Stiffness increases, prop speed?
Increases
Density increases, prop speed?
Decreases
Frequency increases, wavelength?
Decreases
Frequency decreases, wavelength?
Increases
Power is proportional to amplitude?
Squared
Intensity is proportional to?
Power
Intensity is proportional to amplitude?
Squared
If depth increases then PRF?
Decreases
If depth decreases then PRF?
Increases
The greater the impedance mismatch, the __________ the return echo.
Stronger
If depth increases then PRP?
Increases
If depth decreases then PRP?
Decreases
If PRF increases then, PRP?
Decreases
If PRP increases then PRF?
Decreases
If PRP increases then DF?
Decreases
If PD increases then DF?
Increases
Period, frequency, amplitude, intensity and power are determined by?
Sound source (transducer)
Propagation speed and impedance are determined by?
The medium
Wavelength is determined by?
The sound source and the medium
Spatial pulse length is determined by?
The sound source and the medium
PD, DF, PRP and PRF are determined by?
The sound source
If frequency increases, then attenuation?
Increases
Angle of reflection equals
Angle of incidence
If prop speed of medium 2 is less than prop speed of medium 1 then the angle of transmission will be?
Less than the angle of incidence
If prop speed of medium 1 is less than prop speed of medium 2 then the angle of transmission will be?
Greater than the angle of incidence
Intensities from lowest to highest
SATA ( lowest) SPTA SAPA SPPA SATP SPTP (highest)
If power is halved then intensity is?
Halved
Adding damping to transducer _______ the SPL.
Reduces
If more damping occurs the axial resolution?
Increases
A decrease in SPL causes axial resolution to?
Increase
Axial resolution is worsened when the SPL is
Longer
Thicker crystal produces a __________ frequency.
Lower
High frequency transducers have _________ crystals
Thinner
If there is more damping material in a transducer, the sensitivity of that transducer is?
Decreased
Wider bandwidth means:
Better image quality
Low Q factor means a ________ bandwidth
Wide
Low Q factor makes axial resolution?
Better
Decreased bandwidth means an _________ Q factor and _______ axial resolution.
High
Poor
Higher frequency transducers, ________ axial resolution
Better
The better the axial resolution, the lower it’s :
Numerical value
Larger aperture will result in a ______ near zone length
Longer
Longer near zone length will have _______ divergence in the far field
Less
At the distance of one NZL, the beam diameter is equal to:
1/2 the diameter of the element
At a distance of 2 NZLs the beam diameter is equal to
The element diameter
If the frame rate decreases, the temporal resolution?
Decreases
Higher the PRF, _________ the frame rate
Higher
Increased depth causes the frame rate to?
Decrease
More focal zones cause _________ frame rate
Slower
Wider image has more lines, causing the frame rate to
Decrease
More scan lines mean _________ temporal res
Worse
Higher frequencies produce ________ NZLs
Longer
Compression increases, dynamic range?
Decreases
If pixels are increased then spatial resolution?
Is improved
If prop speed is slower than 1540 m/s then the reflector will appear?
Too far away
If the prop speed is faster than 1540 m/s then the the reflector will be displayed?
Too close
If the difference in the pressure gradient increases, then the flow?
Increases
If area of vessel decreases velocity must?
Increase because volume of blood flow is constant
Increase in velocity corresponds with a ___________ pressure
Decrease
How would an increase in length affect flow?
Decreases
How would an increase in radius affect flow?
Increases it to the fourth power
If viscosity of blood increases then flow?
Decreases
75% decrease in area corresponds to a _____ decrease in diameter
50%
Signal to noise ratio improves with _________ in output power.
Increase
Density increases, prop speed?
Decreases
Density doubles, stiffness _________ to maintain same impedance
Halves
If power is increased and beam area is unchanged, what happens to intensity?
Increases
If power is unchanged but beam area is doubled then what happens to intensity?
It’s halved
Lower frequency causes _________ pulse duration.
Longer because period is longer