Audience: Radiology Residents
Learning Objectives:
Explain how transducer frequency impacts image quality
Identify and describe the meaning of the information on an US image
Describe user controlled variables that can impact image quality
Summary:
Image optimization requires an understanding of the user variable settings
There are trade-offs in image optimization
Know how a change in a setting affects the image quality
Be able to interpret the data supplied on the image to understand what settings are being used or could be changed
References:
Hertzberg, Barbara S., and William D. Middleton. Ultrasound: the requisites. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2015.
Hangiandreou, Nicholas J. "AAPM/RSNA physics tutorial for residents: topics in US: B-mode US: basic concepts and new technology." Radiographics 23.4 (2003): 1019-1033.
Boote, Evan J. "AAPM/RSNA physics tutorial for residents: topics in US: Doppler US techniques: concepts of blood flow detection and flow dynamics." Radiographics 23.5 (2003): 1315-1327.
22 июн 2024
