{"product_id":"physical-principles-of-medical-ultrasonics-isbn-9780471970026","title":"Physical Principles of Medical Ultrasonics","description":"The physical properties of ultrasound, particularly its highly directional beam behaviour, and its complex interactions with human tissues, have led to its becoming a vitally important tool in both investigative and interventional medicine, and one that still has much exciting potential.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This new edition of a well-received book treats the phenomenon of ultrasound in the context of medical and biological applications, systematically discussing fundamental physical principles and concepts. Rather than focusing on earlier treatments, based largely on the simplifications of geometrical acoustics, this book examines concepts of wave acoustics, introducing them in the very first chapter.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Practical implications of these concepts are explored, first the generation and nature of acoustic fields, and then their formal descriptions and measurement. Real tissues attenuate and scatter ultrasound in ways that have interesting relationships to their physical chemistry, and the book includes coverage of these topics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Physical Principles of Medical Ultrasonics also includes critical accounts and discussions of the wide variety of diagnostic and investigative applications of ultrasound that are now becoming available in medicine and biology. The book also encompasses the biophysics of ultrasound, its practical applications to therapeutic and surgical objectives, and its implications in questions of hazards to both patient and operator. List of Contributors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Preface.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Basic Acoustic Theory (S. Leeman).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. The Generation and Structure of Acoustic Fields (C. Hill).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Detection and Measurement of Acoustic Fields (C. Hill).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Attenuation and Absorption (J. Bamber).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Speed of Sound (J. Bamber).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Reflection and Scattering (R. Dickinson and D. Nassiri).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Physical Chemistry of the Ultrasound-tissue Interaction (A. Sarvazyan and C. HIll).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Ultrasonic Images and the Eye of the Observer (C. Hill).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. Methodology for Clinical Investigation (C. Hill and J. Bamber).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. Methodology for Imaging Time-Dependent Phenomena (R. Eckersley and J. Bamber).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11. The Wider Context of Sonography (C. Hill).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12. Ultrasonic Biophysics (G. ter Haar).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13. Therapeutic and Surgical Applications (ter Haar).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14. Assessment of possible Hazard in Use (G. ter Haar).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15. Epilogue: Historical Perspectives (C. Hill).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e List of Symbols.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.  \"…an excellent reference, providing a starting point and more for the many avenues of interest in this rich and important topic.\" (\u003ci\u003eMedical Physics\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2004)  \u003cp\u003e\"This book can be an excellent textbook for a graduate course in medical ultrasonics and a valuable desk reference for researchers in the field.\" (\u003ci\u003eIEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology\u003c\/i\u003e, July\/ August 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This is an excellent update to the first edition of this book and should form a standard reference for many years to come.  (Ultrasound \u003ci\u003ein Medicine \u0026amp; Biology\u003c\/i\u003e, Vol.30, No.5, 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“I know of no other book that treats this subject with comparable breadth and depth”.  (\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Acoustical Society of America\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC. R. Hill\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of \u003ci\u003ePhysical Principles of Medical Ultrasonics\u003c\/i\u003e, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. C. Bamber\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of \u003ci\u003ePhysical Principles of Medical Ultrasonics\u003c\/i\u003e, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eG. R. ter Haar\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of \u003ci\u003ePhysical Principles of Medical Ultrasonics\u003c\/i\u003e, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e The physical properties of ultrasound, particularly its highly directional beam behaviour, and its complex interactions with human tissues, have led to its becoming a vitally important tool in both investigative and interventional medicine, and one that still has much exciting potential. This new edition of a well-received book treats the phenomenon of ultrasound in the context of medical and biological applications, systematically discussing fundamental physical principles and concepts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rather than focusing on earlier treatments, based largely on the simplifications of geometrical acoustics, Physical Principles of Medical Ultrasonics examines concepts of wave acoustics, introducing them in the very first chapter. Practical implications of these concepts are explored, first the generation and nature of acoustic fields, and then their formal descriptions and measurement. Real tissues attenuate and scatter ultrasound in ways that have interesting relationships to their physical chemistry, and the book includes coverage of these topics. Physical Principles of Medical Ultrasonics also includes critical accounts and discussions of the wide variety of diagnostic and investigative applications of ultrasound that are now becoming available in medicine and biology. Lastly, the book encompasses the biophysics of ultrasound, its practical applications to therapeutic and surgical objectives, and its implications in questions of hazards to both patient and operator.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Thoroughly revised, this new edition of Physical Principles of Medical Ultrasonics will be of interest to research professionals, operators, academics and trainees in physics, applied physics, electrical engineering and bioengineering.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989788573925,"sku":"NP9780471970026","price":314.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471970026.jpg?v=1761785471","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/physical-principles-of-medical-ultrasonics-isbn-9780471970026","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}