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Introduction to ultrasound: imaging and therapy

Also listed as: מבוא לאולטרסאונד

Acoustics, imaging physics and focused ultrasound therapy. Israel has two of the notable companies in the field, which makes this a small course with a specific destination.

Semester
Not fixed
Weekly hours
4h
Counts as
Faculty electives
Interest areas
Mechatronics and robotics · Miniaturised systems and materials

Comes after

No listed prerequisite.

Opens up

  • Medical imaging and acoustics research

What it covers

Topics

  • Acoustic wave propagation and tissue properties
  • Transducers and arrays
  • Imaging modes and image formation
  • Doppler measurement
  • Therapeutic ultrasound and high-intensity focused ultrasound

Results worth carrying out

  • Acoustic impedance

    Z=ρcZ = \rho c
  • Doppler shift

    Δf=2f0vcosθc\Delta f = \frac{2 f_0 v \cos\theta}{c}
  • Thermal dose, CEM43

    CEM43=0tR43T(τ)dτ\mathrm{CEM43} = \int_0^{t} R^{\,43 - T(\tau)}\, d\tau

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