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Ch. 8-9 Physics Flashcards

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Materials that convert electricity into sound and vice versa is called

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piezoelectric or ferroelectric

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The piezoelectric material we use in ultrasound is man made and is

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lead zirconate titanate or PZT

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PZT is also know as the

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crystal, active element or ceramic

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Other piezoelectric materials found in nature are

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quartz and tourmaline

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The temperature at which PZT is _____ is called the ______ or ______

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polarized, curie temperature, curie point

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Process of exposing the PZT to a strong electrical field while being heated to the curie temperature

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polarization

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If PZT is heated above the curie point, it becomes

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depolarized

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A transducer is any device that converts one form of ____ to another

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energy

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During _______, electric energy from the system is converted to sound

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transmission

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During ______, the reflected sound is converted into electricity

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reception

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Describes the property of certain materials to _____ a voltage when they are mechanically deformed or when pressure is applied to them

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the piezoelectric effect, create

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The piezoelectric material change shape when a voltage is applied to them

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reverse piezoelectric effect

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Protects the internal components- insulates the patient from electrical shock

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case

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thin metallic barrier lining the inside of the case- keeps electrical signal in the air from entering the transducer- prevents electrical noise from contaminating the images

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electrical shield

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Cork or rubber barrier- prevents the vibrations in the case

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acoustic insulator

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The piezoelectric crystal itself

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PZT/active element

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PZT is _____ wavelength thick

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1/2

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provides electrical connection between the PZT and the US system

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wire

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Positioned in front of the PZT- at the face of the transducer

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matching layer

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The matching layer is ____ wavelength thivk

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1/4

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Increases the efficiency of sound energy transfer between the active element and the body

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matching layer

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Protects the active element

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matching layer

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Bonded to the back of the active element

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backing material/damping

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Reduces the “ringing” of the crytsal

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backing material/damping

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Damping enhances
axial resolution
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Damping also reduces ______ during reception, so _____ sound reflections are not detected- creating _____ sensitivity
vibration, low-level, decreased
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_____ and ______ increase the efficiency of sound transfer between the crystal and the skin
matching layer, gel
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in DECREASING order of impedance
PZT>matching later>gel>skin
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range of frequencies in a pulse. Difference between the highest and lowest frequency
bandwidth
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Imaging probes produce pulses that are identified as
wide bandwidth of broadband
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Therapeutic and continuous wave doppler probes DO NOT USE _________ and produce ____________ and DO NOT CREATE images
backing material/damping, narrow bandwidth pulses
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Is a UNITLESS number that is _______ related to bandwidth
Quality factor (Q-factor), inversely
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WIDE bandwidth probes (imaging probes) have a _____ q-factor
low
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Therapeutic and CW doppler probes have a _____ bandwidth and a ______ Q-factor
narrow, high
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Math for Q-factor
main frequency divided by the bandwidth
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Pulses with short duration and length
imaging transducer
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Uses backing material to limit ringing
imaging transducer
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Reduced sensitivity
imaging transducer
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Wide bandwidth/broadband
imaging transducer
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Low Q-factor
imaging transducer
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Improved axial resolution
imaging transducer
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Created continuous wave or pulses with long duration and length
non-imaging transducer
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No backing material
non-imaging transducer
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Increased sensitivity
non-imaging transducer
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Narrow bandwidth
non-imaging transducer
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High Q-factor
non-imaging transducer
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Cannot create an image
non-imaging transducer
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Destruction of all microorganisms by exposure to extreme heat, chemical agents or radiation
sterilization
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Application of chemical agent to reduce or eliminate infectious organisms on an object
disinfection
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Continuous wave transducers frequency=
frequency of the electrical signal/voltage
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With pulsed wave transducers, two characteristics of the active element/crystal combine to determine the frequency of sound:
Speed of sound of the crystal, thickness of the crystal
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speed of sound in the crystal and frequency of sound are _____ related
directly
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Crystal thickness and frequency are ______ related
inversely
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Characteristics of high frequency pulsed wave transducers are
thin crystals with higher speed crystals
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Characteristics of low frequency pulsed wave transducers are
thick crystals with lower speed crystals
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Location where the US beam is the narrowest
focus/focal point
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The width of the sound beam at the focus is _____ the width of the beam as it leaves the transducer
1/2
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Region from the transducer to the focus
near zone/near field
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Near field/near zone is also called
fresnel zone
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The focus is located at the end of the
near zone
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Distance from the transducer to the focus
focal length
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Starts at the focus and extends deeper
far zone/far field
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Far zone/far field also called
fraunhofer zone
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In the far zone, the beam
diverges
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At the beginning of the far zone, the beam is _____ as wide as it is at the transducer (focus)
1/2
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When the beam is _____ near zone lengths from the transducer, the beam is again the same size as the active element- and then the beam diverges more
two
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Region around the focus where the beam is relatively narrow
focal zone
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______ arising from the focal zone created images that are more accurate then those from other _____
reflection, depths
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_____ of the focal zone is in the near field and _____ is in the far field
half, half
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How does transducer diameter affect the focal depth
Transducer diameter and focal depth are directly related
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So, with two transducers of different diameters, the transducer with the _____ diameter with have a DEEPER focus/DEEPER focal depth
larger
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How does frequency affect focal depth
frequency and focal depth are directly related
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So, two transducers with the same diameter but different ______ - the _____ frequency will have a deeper focus/deeper focal depth
frequencies, higher
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High frequency (which has shallower imaging depth) has a deeper focal depth is considered
clinical dilemma/ bad physics
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Low frequency (which allows for a deeper imaging) has a shallower focal depth is considered
clinical dilemma/ bad physics
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So, manufacturers make higher frequency transducer with extremely _________ crystals
small diameter
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So, manufacturers make lower frequency transducer with _________ crystals
larger diameter
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Describes the gradual spread of the US beam in the far field
sound beam divergence
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Two factors combine to determine beam divergence which are
transducer diameter and frequency of the sound
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How does the transducer diameter affect divergence in the far field
crystal diameter and beam divergence are inversely related
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Smaller diameter crystals produce beams thatspread out more in the
far field
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Large diameter crystals produce beams with ______ divergence
less
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Large diameter crystals improve _____ resolution in the ____ field
lateral, far
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How does frequency alter beam divergence in the far field
Frequency and beam divergence are inversely related
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Higher frequency transducers diverge ____ in the ____ field
less, far
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Lower frequency transducers diverge ____ in the ___ field
more, far
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So ____ frequency sound improves ____ resolution in the far field
high, lateral
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States that a large active element/crystal may be thought of as millions of tiny distinct sound sources
Huygens' Principle
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Each of these tiny particles is a _____ source and creates a _____ wavelet with a ____-shape
Huygens', Huygens', V
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The V-shape waves are known as
spherical waves, diffraction patterns or Huygens wavelets
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The hourglass shape produced by a large crystal is the result of
interference of the many Huygens' wavelets.
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Some wavelets are _______ (interfere constructively) and some of the wavelets are _______ (destructive interference)
in-phase, out-of-phase
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Explains the shape of an imaging transducer's emitted sound beam based upon in-phase and out-of-phase wavelets interfering with each other
Huygens' principle

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