Physics Chapter 1 Module 1

The diagnostic ultrasound imaging (sonography) has two parts: sending A)______ of ultrasound into the body and using B)_______ echoes received from anatomy to produce an C)______ of that anatomy

A) pulses B) echoes C) image

Ultrasound grayscale scans are A) ______-______ images of the tissue cross-sections and volumes

A) pulse-echo

The brightness of the echo represents the A) ________ of the echo

A) strength

A linear scan is composed of many A) ________ _______ scan lines

A) vertical parallel

A sector scan is composed of many scan lines with a common A) _________

A) origin

A linear scan has a A) __________ shape

A) rectangular

The shape of a sector scan is similar to a A) _______ ___ ___

A) slice of pie

A sector scan can have a A) ____ __ _____ top

A) pointed or curved

The A) __________ is the interface between the patient and instrument (connecting them!!!)

A) transducer

Transducers generate ultrasound A) ______ and receive returning B) _______

A) pulses B) echoes