Sweet EM, Arneil GC. An introduction to the use of diagnostic ultrasound.
Semin Nucl Med 1975;
5:289-98. [PMID:
1209271 DOI:
10.1016/s0001-2998(75)80017-1]
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Abstract
This article is meant to serve as a simple introduction to diagnostic ultrasound, explaining the nature of sonar and the basic equipment for its production and use. A scans, B scans, time-position scans, and Doppler-shift techniques are described, with some examples of the clinical applications of each. Some recent innovations such as scan conversion to improve gray scaling and electrocardiographically triggered cardiac sector scans are mentioned. The limitations of the technique are indicated, with measures that can be adopted to reduce them. The safety of the procedure is emphasized, with its freedom from the known biological effects of ionizing radiation.
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