Essentials of Ultrasound imaging (Paperback)

1. Introduction to Imaging and Imaging Systems
Types of medical imaging, introduction to imaging systems, waves, spectra, transmitters, receivers, scanning, comparison of ultrasound medical imaging modalities, advantages, limitations, introduction to ultrasound imaging systems and physical processes (block diagram level), ultrasound research systems, course overview, A, B and C imaging modes and lines, 2D and 3D imaging.

2. Rays & Waves
Types of propagating elastic waves, acoustical/electrical analogies, wavefronts, reflection, refraction, scattering, finite layers, and resonance.

3. Signals and Transducers
Signals in time, spectra, Fourier transforms, filters, drive waveforms, convolution, piezoelectricity, introduction to transducer equivalent circuit models, matching layers, ABCD matching circuits, transducer design goals (resolution, sensitivity, bandwidth), and array construction.

4. Beams & Focusing (Continuous Wave)
Diffraction, Fourier transforms for field simulation, apertures, focusing, depth-of- field, F-number, apodization, near and far field, focal zone, spatial impulse response, and beam plots.

5. CW Array Beamforming and Heating
Rectangular array elements, element sampling, array directivity, array focusing and steering, three dimensional fields from arrays, absorption effects in time and frequency domains, effects of absorption on pulse shape and delay, viscoelasticity, properties of materials, ultrasound-induced heating, and tissues and plane wave compounding.

6. Pulsed Phased Array Beamforming
Wavefronts from arrays, focusing and steering with arrays, sampling effects, grating lobes, dynamic receive focusing, point spread functions, and types of arrays.

7. Ultrasound Imaging
Block diagrams for physical processes and imaging system, imaging processing (back end), scanning methods, frame rate; image simulation and measurement. Introduction to scanning for images, time gain compensation, and plane wave compounding frame rate.

8. Ultrasound Imaging Systems and Applications
Video, speckle, types of imaging systems and research systems, advantages of research systems, image simulation and measurement, introduction to advanced topics (harmonic imaging, shear wave elastography and high frame rate imaging) and selected research applications in ultrasound; advantages of ultrasound over other modalities.