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Kremkau Chapter 2 - Key Terms Flashcards

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Absorption

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Conversion of sound to heat.

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Acoustic

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Having to do with sound.

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Acoustic variables

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Pressure, density, and particle vibration; sound wave quantities that vary in space and time.

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Amplitude

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Maximum variation of an acoustic variable or voltage.

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Attenuation

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Decrease in amplitude and intensity with distance as a wave travels through a medium.

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Attenuation coefficient

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Attenuation per centimeter of wave travel.

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Backscatter

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Sound scattered back in the direction from witch it originally came.

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Bandwitdth

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Range of frequencies contained in an ultrasound pulse; range of frequencies within which a material, device, or system can operate.

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Compression

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Reduction in differences between small and large amplitudes. Region of high density and pressure in a compressional wave.

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Constructive interference

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Combination of positive or negative pressures.

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Continuous wave

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A wave in which cycles repeat indefinitely; not pulsed. (CW)

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Contrast agent

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A suspension of bubbles or particles introduced into circulation to enhance the contrast between anatomic structures, thereby improving their imaging.

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Coupling medium

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A gel used to provide a good sound path between a transducer and the skin by eliminating the air between the two.

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Cycle

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One complete variation of an acoustic variable.

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Decibel

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Unit of power or intensity ratio; the number of decibels is 10 ties the logarithm (to the base 10) of the power or intensity ratio. (dB)

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Density

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Mass divided by volume.

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Destructive intereference

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Combination of positive and negative pressures.

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Duty factor

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Fraction of time that pulsed ultrasound is on.

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Echo

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Reflection.

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Energy

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Capability of doing work.

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Fractional bandwidth

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Bandwidth divided by operating frequency.

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Frequency

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Number of cycles per second.

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Fundamental frequency

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The primary frequency in a collection of frequencies that can include odd and even harmonics and subharmonics.

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Harmonics

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Frequencies that are even and odd multiples of another, commonly called fundamental or operating frequencies.

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Hertz
Unit of frequency, one cycle per second; unit of pulse repetition frequency, one pulse per second. (Hz)
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Impedance
Destiny multiplied by the sound propagation speed.
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Incidence angle
Angle between incident sound direction and a line perpendicular to the boundary of a medium.
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Intensity
Power divided by area.
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Intensity reflection coefficient
Reflected intensity divided by incident intensity; the fraction of incident intensity reflected.
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Intensity transmission coefficient
Transmitted intensity divided by incident intensity; the fraction of incident intensity transmitted into the second medium.
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Interference
Combinations of positive and/or negative pressures
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Kilohertz
One thousand hertz. (kHz)
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Longitudinal wave
Wave in which the particle motion is parallel to the direction of wave travel (compressional wave).
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Medium
Material through which a wave travels.
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Megahertz
One million hertz. (MHz)
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Nonlinear propagation
Sound propagation speed depends on pressure causing the wave shape to change and harmonics to be generated.
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Oblique insidence
Sound direction that is not perpendicular to media boundaries.
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Penetration
Imaging depth.
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Period
Time per cycle.
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Perpendicular
Geometrically related by 90 degrees.
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Perpendicular incidence
Sound direction that is perpendicular to the boundary between media.
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Power
Rate at which work is done; rate at which energy is transferred.
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Pressure
Force divided by the area in a fluid.
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Propagation
Progression or travel.
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Propagation speed
Speed at which a wave moves through a medium.
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Pulse
A brief excursion of a quantity from its normal value; a few cycles.
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Pulse duration
Interval of time of beginning to end of a pulse.
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Pulse-repetition frequency
Number of pulses per second; sometimes called pulse repetition rate. PRF
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Pulsed ultrasound
Ultrasound produced in pulsed form by applying electric pulses or voltages of one or a few cycles to the transducer.
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Range equation
Relationship between round-trip pulse travel time, propagation speed, and distance to a reflector.
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Rarefaction
Region of low density and pressure in a compressional wave.
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Rayl
Unit of impedance.
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Reflection
Change of sound direction on passing from one medium to another.
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Reflection angle
Angle between the reflected sound direction and a line perpendicular to the media boundary.
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Reflector
Media boundary that produces a reflection; reflecting surface.
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Refraction
Change of sound direction on passing from one medium to another.
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Scatter
An object that scatters sound in many directions because of its small size or its surface roughness.
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Scattering
Diffusion or redirection of sound in several directions upon encountering a particle suspension or a rough surface.
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Sound
Traveling wave of acoustic variables.
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Spatial pulse length
Length of space over which a pulse occurs.
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Speckle
The granular appearance of images and spectral displays that is caused by the interference of echoes from the distribution of scatters in tissue.
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Specular reflection
Reflection from a large (relative to wavelength), flat, smooth boundary.
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Stiffness
Property of a medium; applied pressure divided by the fractional volume change produced by the pressure.
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Strength
Nonspecific term referring to amplitude or intensity.
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Transmission angle
Angle between the transmitted sound direction and a line perpendicular to the media boundary.
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Transverse wave
A sound wave in which the transmitted sound direction and a line perpendicular to the media boundary.
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Ultrasound
Sound having frequency greater than what humans can hear (greater than 20 kHz).
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Wave
Traveling variation of one or more quantities
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Wavelength
Length of space of which a cycle occurs.
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Pulse-repetition frequency
PRF. Number of pulses per second; sometimes called pulse repetition rate.

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