Ultrasound History Overview
6 Questions
1 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

What is the main idea behind ultrasound?

  • Detecting brain tumors with sound waves
  • Creating positive and negative pressure changes in tissues
  • Using longitudinal motion to visualize internal organs
  • Sending waves into the body to create images (correct)
  • In which decade was real-time imaging in sonography first introduced?

  • 1950s
  • 1940s
  • 1960s (correct)
  • 1970s
  • What is the frequency range of audible sound for most humans?

  • (20 Hz - 20 kHz) (correct)
  • (5 Hz - 30 kHz)
  • (25 Hz - 25 kHz)
  • (15 Hz - 40 kHz)
  • What is the frequency range typically used in diagnostic ultrasound?

    <p>(2 MHz - 20 MHz)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the propagation speed of an acoustic wave determined in a specific medium?

    <p>By the stiffness of the medium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is SONAR primarily used for?

    <p>Locating submarines underwater</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Like This

    History of Ultrasound Imaging
    20 questions
    Ultrasound Scanner in Medical Imaging
    12 questions
    Medical Imaging History
    10 questions
    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Browser