CDS 105 — Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation I
Course focuses on the principles and types of sound waves in soft tissue, pulse-wave, continuous-wave, acoustic variables, acoustic parameters, pulse repetition period, pulse repetition frequency, decibels, attenuation, intensity of the sound beam, the different types as well as specific features of the transducers used in ultrasound imaging and an understanding of the knobology of the ultrasound machine relating to ultrasound physics.