ARDMS SPI Review
Internal Focusing
with a curved active element
External Focusing
with a lens
Phased Array Focusing
Electronic Technique
A Linear Sequential Array
-Some crystals are fired simultaneously.
-Each element fires individually.
-Multiple elements side by side
With B-mode, what determines the brightness of the returning echo?
The amplitude of the returning echo.
Axial Resolution can be improved by...
reducing the spatial pulse length.
Axial resolution
the ability to accurately identify reflectors that are arranged parallel to the
ultrasound beam. Front to back.
Lateral Resolution
ability to distinctly identify two structures that are very close together when they
are side by side or perpendicular to the sound beams main axis
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