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CH 8 Artifacts
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Physics
Undergraduate 2
10/26/2015

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Term
An artifact that appears as multiple reflections equally spaced is called:
Definition
Reverberation
Term
Grating lobe artifacts occur with  _____ transducers.
Definition
Array
Term
Refraction causes lateral displacement of the reflector and is caused by ______ incidence.
Definition
Oblique
Term

Propagagtion speed errors occur because the equiptment assumes a speed of sound in tissue of 1.54 mm per microsecond.

 

TRUE or FALSE

Definition
TRUE
Term
Multipath artifacts are caused by the sound beam interacting with a _____ surface.
Definition
Smooth
Term
Useful artifacts:
Definition

Enhancement 

&

 Shadowing

Term
Section thickness artifacts result from:
Definition
Two adjacent structures visualized as one
Term
Color mirror image artifacts can be eliminated by:
Definition
Decreasing output power
Term
Aliasing occurs when the reflected frequency exceeds ____ the Nyquist limit:
Definition
1/2
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Enhancement occurs when the sound beam travels through a region of _______ than the surrounding tissue.
Definition
Lower attenuation
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