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NEXT GENERATION ULTRASOUND IMAGING by:Shikhar Mehrotra (1da08ml021) Click to edit Master subtitle style

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INTRODUCTION

Ultrasound imaging is a diagnostic imaging technique used for visualizing subcutaneous body structures. the reflectivity of tissue to sound waves

Measure

Can also measure velocity of moving objects, e.g. blood flow (Doppler No radiation exposure, completely noninvasive and safe.

imaging)

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Fast

Inexpensive Low resolution Medical applications: imaging fetus, heart, and many others

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How ultrasound imaging works ?

High-frequency

(1- to 50-megahertz) sound waves transmitted into the body create reflections when they encounter a change in tissue density or stiffness. faint echoes are picked up by the same set of transducers used to generate the sound. resulting electrical signals are then amplified, combined, and displayed as images.

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The Ultrasound Machine

A basic ultrasound machine has the following parts:

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Transducer probe - probe that sends and receives the sound waves Central processing unit (CPU) - computer that does all of the calculations and contains the electrical power supplies for itself and the transducer probe Transducer pulse controls - changes the amplitude, frequency and duration of the pulses emitted from the transducer probe Display - displays the image from the ultrasound data processed by the CPU Keyboard/cursor - inputs data and takes measurements from the display Disk storage device (hard, floppy, CD) - stores the acquired images Printer - prints the image from the displayed data.

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Functions of transducer
The

transducer probe is the main part of the ultrasound machine. both as Transmitter And Receiver transducer probe generates and receives sound waves using a principle called the piezoelectric (pressure electricity) effect. Transmission mode converts an oscillating voltage into mechanical vibrations, which causes a series of pressure waves into the body Receiving mode: converts backscattered pressure

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Functions of CPU
The

CPU is the brain of the ultrasound machine that contains the microprocessor, memory, amplifiers and power supplies for the microprocessor and transducer probe. sends electrical currents to the transducer probe to emit sound waves, and also receives the electrical pulses from the probes that were created from the returning echoes. forms the image and stores the processed data and/or image on disk.

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