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1
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What does a high dynamic range ultrasound look like?

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2
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What does a low dynamic range look like?

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3
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If there was only 2 choices of gray, how would the image look like?

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If only two, the image would have a lot of contrast, black or white.

4
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If there were more grays available, how would an image look like?

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The image would show much more texture.

5
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What does the dynamic range of grays affect?

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It affects the number of grays available to compare echoes.

6
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What is compression?

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It is the technique that changes the dynamic range so that all parts of the equipment are on the same scale.

7
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How do you find the compression range?

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uncompressed original range - compression= compression range (will be compressed, so it will be smaller)

8
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How do you find the original uncompressed range?

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compressed range + compression= uncompressed range (the original is larger before it was compressed)

9
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If you start with DR 100 dB and compressed 60 dB, the compressed DR is?

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40 dB→100-60=40

10
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If a compressed signal has a DR of 140 dB and the original signal was compressed by 30 dB, then the original DR was?

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170 dB→140+30=170

11
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What does a wide dynamic range give?

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It will give you many shades of gray in the image so that you can appreciate different tissue textures.

12
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What kind of contrast does a wide dynamic range give?

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Low contrast because it shows a pleutra of grays.

13
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What does a narrow dynamic range give?

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It will give you few shades of gray in the image so that you can basically only see black or white which leads you to see little or no texture.

14
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What kind of contrast does a narrow dynamic range show?

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It shows a high contrast image. This means its only black and white, no grays.

15
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Give an example where low contrast is benefical?

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It is helpful to see differences in plaque.

16
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Give an example where high contrast is beneficial.

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May be helpful to do vein compressions so you can se the thin venous walls better.