Physics of Ultrasound
Understanding the basic ultrasound physics presented in this section will be helpful for anesthesiologists to appropriately select the transducer, set the ultrasound system, and then obtain satisfactory imaging.
Understanding the basic ultrasound physics presented in this section will be helpful for anesthesiologists to appropriately select the transducer, set the ultrasound system, and then obtain satisfactory imaging.
Features physics and instrumentation necessary for successful and safe use of ultrasound machines.
This section features the importance of ultrasound image optimization and describes the scanning steps to obtain an improved view.
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