{"product_id":"basics-of-biomedical-ultrasound-for-engineers-9780470465479","title":"Basics of Biomedical Ultrasound for Engineers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBasics of Biomedical Ultrasound for Engineers is a structured textbook for university engineering courses in biomedical ultrasound and for researchers in the field. This book offers a tool for building a solid understanding of biomedical ultrasound, and leads the novice through the field in a step-by-step manner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrelude and Basic Definitions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Advantages of Using Ultrasound in Medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA General Statement on Safety.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Common Applications of Ultrasound.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is It that We Need to Know?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Waves—A General Description.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 General Definitions of Waves—A Qualitative Description.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 General Properties of Waves—A Qualitative Description.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Mechanical One-Dimensional Waves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 The Wave Function.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 The Wave Equation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Harmonic Waves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Group Waves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 Wave Velocity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.9 Standing Waves (a Mathematical Description).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.10 Spherical Waves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.11 Cylindrical Waves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.12 The Wave Equation in a Nonhomogeneous Medium.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Waves In A One-Dimensional Medium.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 The Propagation Speed of Transverse Waves in a String.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Vibration Frequencies for a Bounded String.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Wave Reflection (Echo) in a One-Dimensional Medium.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Special Cases.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Wave Energy in Strings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Propagation of Longitudinal Waves in an Isotropic Rod or String.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 A Clinical Application of Longitudinal Waves in a String.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Ultraspmoc Waves in Fluids.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Waves in Fluids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Compressibility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3. Longitudinal Waves in Fluids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 The Wave Energy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Radiation Pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 A Perfect Reflector.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Propogation of Acoustic Waves in Solid Materials.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction to the Mechanics of Solids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 The Elastic Strain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Stress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Hooke’s Law and Elastic Coefficients.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 The Wave Equation for an Elastic Solid Material.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Propagation of a Harmonic Planar Wave in a Solid Material.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Attenuation and Dispersion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 The Attenuation Phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Explaining Attenuation with a Simple Model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Attenuation Dependency on Frequency.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 The Complex Wave Number.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Speed of Sound Dispersion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 The Nonlinear Parameter \u003ci\u003eB\/A.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Reflection and Transmission.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 The Acoustic Impedance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Snell’s Law.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Reflection and Transmission from Boundaries Separating Two Fluids (or Solids with No Shear Waves).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Reflection from a Free Surface in Solids (Mode Conversion).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Reflection and Transmission from a Liquid– Solid Boundary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 ACOUSTIC LENSES AND MIRRORS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Optics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Optics and Acoustics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 An Ellipsoidal Lens.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Spherical Lenses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Zone Lenses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Acoustic Mirrors (Focusing Reflectors).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Transducers and Acoustic Fields.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Piezoelectric Transducers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 The Acoustic Field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 The Field of a Point Source.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 The Field of a Disc Source.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 The Field of Various Transducers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Phased-Array Transducers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Annular Phased Arrays.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Ultrasonic Imaging Using the Pulse-Echo Technique.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Basic Definitions in Imaging.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 The “A-Line”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Scatter Model for Soft Tissues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Time Gain Compensation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Basic Pulse-Echo Imaging (B-Scan).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Advanced Methods for Pulse-Echo Imaging.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Special Imaging Techniques.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Acoustic Impedance Imaging—Impediography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Elastography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Tissue Speckle Tracking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Through-Transmission Imaging.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Vibro-acoustic Imaging.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Time Reversal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Ultrasonic Computed Tomography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Contrast Materials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.9 Coded Excitations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Doppler Imaging Techniques.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 The Doppler Effect.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Velocity Estimation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Frequency Shift Estimation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Duplex Imaging (Combined B-Scan and Color Flow Mapping).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Safety and Therapuetic Applications.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Effects Induced by Ultrasound and Safety.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Ultrasonic Physiotherapy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Lithotripsy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Hyperthermia HIFU and Ablation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Drug Delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Gene Therapy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Cosmetic Applications.\u003c\/p\u003e 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