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Harmonic can improve what type of resolution?

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Both lateral and axial resolution as it causes the beam to become narrower, and you are using higher frequency.

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Compression of a sound wave is what type of pressure?

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High pressure

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What is the equation for speed of a wave?

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Speed = wavelength x Freq.

Therefore wavelength = 1/freq

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When the speed of sound changes in the body what happens to the frequency and wavelength?

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Frequency stays the same

Wavelength changes!

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What is the attenuation coeffient of sound in soft tissue?

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0.5dB/Mhz/cm

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What is the attenuation equation of sound in soft tissue?

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Attenuation = 0.5 x Distance x freq

FOr solving for distance = dB (attenuation)/freq(Mhz) x 0.5 (dB/cm/Mhz)

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What is the half value thickness (HVT) intensity loss?

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The tissue thickness that reduces the US intensity by 3 dB

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What is a high Q factor?

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Light damping and therefore long SPL

  • low bandwidth
  • Poor sp resolution
  • Doppler used this
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Low Q factor is what?

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Heavy damping and therefore short SPL

  • increase bandwidth
  • harmonics
  • Sp resolution increase
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What is the duty factor?

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% time trasmitting sound

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What is the fresnel zone and the fraunhofer zone?

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Fresnel = near field

Fraunhofer = far field

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How is RI (resistive index) calculated?

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Systolic - diastolic/systolic

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How is PI (pulatile index) calculated?

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Systolic - diastolic/mean velocity

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What the portal velocities for the dog? cat?

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10-25cm/s = dog

10-18 cm/s = cat

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What are the four interaction with matter sound can have?

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Reflection

Refraction

Scatter

Absorption

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What is the equation for impedence?

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Z = density x speed of sound (1540m/s)

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What is the equation for refraction?

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sin angle 1/sin angle 2 = Speed 2/Speed 1

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What is the classic example of refraction?

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Edge shadow artifact

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What causes the bending of the sound wave during refraction?

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Change in speed

Angle of incidence

Hence the equation of Snell.

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What are the two types of scattering?

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Specular (smooth)

Non-specular

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What type of scatter relies on angle of incidence?

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Specular or smooth

Non-specular or rough, the angle has no influence

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What type of scatter relies on frequency?

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Non-specular or rough. The higher the frequency or smaller the wave length will reflex more off of surface - this give organs their echo texture.

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What is the unit for impedence?

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Rayl

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What determines the amplitude of the echo?

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Angle and Impedence(speed)

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What is impedance?
The stiffness of tissue
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The frequency is determinded by what factor of the probe?
The thickness of the PZT material = 1/2 wavelength
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What is the matching layer of the probe?
The layer between the transducer and the tissue Minimizes acoustic impedance differences between probe and patient (1/4th the wavelength)
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What are the two different types of probe and how do they differ?
1. Sequenced: Linear or curvalinear 1. Big probe 2. Each element fires individually with no steering noted 2. Phased 1. Uses electronic steering 2. Small probe 3. Elements work together
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Near field (Fresnel Zone) size is dependent on what?
Higher frequency = Longer near field Larger diameter element = longer near field
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What effects the axial resolution?
Spatial pulse length (Low Q = shorter pulses and High Freq = shorter pulses) Axial res = SPL/2 If an object is closer than SPL/2 it will not be resolved So... you have an object that is 2mm in diameter and you have a SPL of 5mm... will the object be resolved? Well 5/2 = 2.5mm and since that is larger than 2mm then the object will NOT be resolved.
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What is lateral resolution based off of?
1. Beam width. 2. Focal zone will help this 3. High Frequencies shrink beam width (harmonics does this too) 4. More scan lines increase it 5. Narrow width
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Why do higher frequencies not penetrate as much?
They are attenuated more. Distance = dB/(Freq x 0.5) --- the higher the freq the smaller the distance.
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What is the elevation resolution based off of?
Heigh of transducer
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The side-lobe artifact occurs in what type of probe?
Linear... no steering of the beam
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The classic look of the side-lobe artifact
Pseudosludge in the gallbladder
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How is the beam width artifact made?
As the beam diverages after the focal point it passes the width of the probe... anything it encounters it will send it back towards the probe and the probe will place it in the main beam. Adjust your focal zone
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What is the difference between a comet-tail, ring down and reverb artifact?
Comet tail = metal encounter or the highly reflective objects are super close and therefore cannot distinguish between them Ring-down = tetrahedron air bubble Reverb = between two highly reflective objects - separate white lines
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Speed displacement artifact is the same as?
Progation speed error - Speed of sound slows down in fat--- so if for example there is a fat lobe in the liver... the farther border of the liver will look farther away.
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Where does refraction artifact happen alot?
Between the rectus muscles and the midline fat... the sound coming back gets bent by the lobes of the muscles and thus causing the deep structures to move.
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What is the best angle for doppler?
30-60 degrees 90 = 0 speed and less than 20 will cause refractopm and signal loss.
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What is spectral doppler?
Pulse wave and Continuous doppler
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What is the BART scheme?
Blue away Red towards In doppler
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Power doppler - each pixel represents what and how does this affect the image?
Frequency shifts - so the intensity of the change. Not direction or anything. - No aliasing - Independent of the angle - Supersensitive to flow.
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What is the nyquist limit (kHz) in Doppler?
1/2 pulse repetition frequency.
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How can you fix aliasing on Doppler?
Decreasing doppler shift - with increasing angle or lowering the frequency. Increase scale Increase PRF
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The twinkle artifact has a greater sensisitivity for small stones than what other artifact?
Acoustic shadowing
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What is color bleed?
Color is extending beyond vessel wall. Decrease the color gain improves this.
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Why can harmonics not be used in the near field?
It takes time for the tissue to create the harmonics.
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What artifacts does harmonics improve?
1. Reverb 2. Less side lobe 3. Less scatter 4. Less slice thickness Removes clutter and noise Decreases depth. Shadowing increases in width Better Spatial res and contrast
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What does a harmonic make a solid structure look like?
Cyst (more anechoic)
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What artifacts does spatial compounding do?
1. Shadowing is gone 2. Reverb is better but not gone Sharpens edges
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Spatial compounding makes cysts look what?
Solid - by removing posterior features.
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The higher the frequency... the longer the what?
Near field
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What can you decrease to look for slow flow on doppler?
PRF
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What is the difference between shear wave and strain elastography?
Shear wave: uses perpendicular shear waves and their velocities to check thickness Strain: Uses pre and post compression frequencies Both are put on a color map with red/yellow = hard Blue/green = soft
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What is the distance to reflector or range equation?
Distance = 1/2 x speed x time of **round trip**
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What is the pulse repetition period?
1/PRF
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What is the difference been reverb and ring-down?
Reverb has distinct repetitive linear interfaces Ring-down does not.
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Discuss US contrast agents...ie what are they made of and how are they eliminated?
Bubble of inert fluorocarbon gas surrounded by lipoprotein shell. Easily distorted or destroyed. Inert gas is breathed out Lipoprotein is excerted in the bile.
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What does yellow flow in doppler likely represent?
Aliasing.
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What is Anisotropy when refering to US?
It means the echo amplitude is highly dependent on the angle of insonation Ex: 90º to a tendon makes it look hyperechoic and normal...however, as you go off angle then you start to lose that echogenicity.
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What is the difference between side-lobe artifact and grating lobe artifact?
Side lobe is seen in all probes and is due to lateral expansion Grating is only seen in linear probs and is due to constructive interference of the ultrasound beam from adjacent elements
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What does spatial compounding do to nephroliths?
More hyperechoic Less distinct margins Weaker acoustic shadow
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What is the difference between pulse repetition frequency and pulse repetition period?
PRF = Number of pulses per second PRP = length of time between pulses PRP = 1/PRF Duty factor: Pulse duration/PRP

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