Physical Principles of Medical UltrasonicsC. R. Hill, J. C. Bamber, G. R. ter Haar The physical properties of ultrasound, particularly its highly directional beam behaviour, and its complex interactions with human tissues, have led to its becoming a vitally important tool in both investigative and interventional medicine, and one that still has much exciting potential. This new edition of a well-received book treats the phenomenon of ultrasound in the context of medical and biological applications, systematically discussing fundamental physical principles and concepts. Rather than focusing on earlier treatments, based largely on the simplifications of geometrical acoustics, this book examines concepts of wave acoustics, introducing them in the very first chapter. Practical implications of these concepts are explored, first the generation and nature of acoustic fields, and then their formal descriptions and measurement. Real tissues attenuate and scatter ultrasound in ways that have interesting relationships to their physical chemistry, and the book includes coverage of these topics. Physical Principles of Medical Ultrasonics also includes critical accounts and discussions of the wide variety of diagnostic and investigative applications of ultrasound that are now becoming available in medicine and biology. The book also encompasses the biophysics of ultrasound, its practical applications to therapeutic and surgical objectives, and its implications in questions of hazards to both patient and operator. |
Contents
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Chapter 2 Generation and Structure of Acoustic Fields | 41 |
Chapter 3 Detection and Measurement of Acoustic Fields | 69 |
Chapter 4 Attenuation and Absorption | 93 |
Chapter 5 Speed of Sound | 167 |
Chapter 6 Reflection and Scattering | 191 |
Chapter 7 Physical Chemistry of the UltrasoundTissue Interaction | 223 |
Chapter 8 Ultrasonic Images and the Eye of the Observer | 237 |
Chapter 10 Methodology for Imaging TimeDependent Phenomena | 303 |
Chapter 11 The Wider Context of Sonography | 337 |
Chapter 12 Ultrasonic Biophysics | 349 |
Chapter 13 Therapeutic and Surgical Applications | 407 |
Chapter 14 Assessment of Possible Hazard in Use | 457 |
Chapter 15 Epilogue Historical Perspectives | 487 |
List of Symbols | 491 |
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Other editions - View all
Physical Principles of Medical Ultrasonics C. R. Hill,J. C. Bamber,G. R. ter Haar Limited preview - 2004 |
Physical Principles of Medical Ultrasonics C. R. Hill,J. C. Bamber,G. R. ter Haar No preview available - 2005 |
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