Diagnostic Ultrasound: Principles and Instruments [Hardcover]

Frederick W. Kremkau PhD (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2002 | ISBN-10: 072169330X | ISBN-13: 978-0721693309 | Edition: 6

This book clearly explains how to properly handle artifacts, scan safely, and evaluate instrument performance, while also helping students prepare for registry and board examinations in diagnostic ultrasound. Essential topics in physics and ultrasound have been updated to include the latest imaging techniques, innovations in instrumentation, and cutting-edge scanning technology. Information is presented in a dynamic, visual format, with boxes, tables, and over 1,000 illustrations. This edition contains new and expanded material on contrast agents, harmonic imaging, coded excitation, panoramic imaging, spatial compounding, 3-D imaging, and electronic storage and communication of images external to the diagnostic instruments. Reorganized, rewritten material reflects the digital beam-forming, signal-processing, and image-processing functions of modern instruments.

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Review of last edition: "An industry standard...Offers value for the money and represents a pleasant-to-use, palatable source of knowledge." -Radiology --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Clear, comprehensive coverage of basic physics and ultrasound! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 428 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 6 edition (January 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 072169330X
• ISBN-13: 978-0721693309
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #49 in Books > Medical Books > Allied Health Professions > Radiologic & Ultrasound Technology

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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An introductory textbook on medical ultrasound, April 18, 2001

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Primoz Peterlin - See all my reviews

This review is from: Diagnostic Ultrasound: Principles and Instruments (Hardcover)

I actually came across Professor Kremkau's textbook accidentally, when I was looking for some not too dated text on the physics of medical ultrasound. Although it was obviously aimed at a practicing ultrasonographer preparing for some ARDMS or ARRT exam rather than a physicist trying to brush up his knowledge of medical ultrasound, it proved to be a valuable source of relatively recent information on the current state of the area.

The textbook starts with an overview of the basic physics of waves and ultrasound, proceeds to the transducers and beam shape, and continues to the computer technology used for imaging. Next comes a chapter on the Doppler effect, being followed by a discussion on spectral analysis. A synthesis of these two techniques is the color Doppler imaging, and an entire chapter is devoted on the recent techniques like Color Doppler and Color Power Doppler. The textbook is concluded by a chapter discussing the artifacts, and finally a chapter on performance and safety.

The style is highly readable, although the text is somewhat repetitive. One striking observation - for a physicist at least - is that professor Kremkau denies the efforts spent in inventing a readable representation of mathematical relations over the past 500 years or so, and has invented his own system. So instead of the usual "wavelength equals propagation speed divided by frequency" written in mathematical symbols, we see frames like "frequency UP, wavelength DOWN" throughout the book. Strange, and probably not particularly efficient.

Each chapter is accompanied by a list of over 100 questions, and the answers are provided at the end of the book after the summary chapter. Each chapter also contains a small handy glossary. The book is lavishly illustrated and has a useful index, while the list of references is not particularly impressive.

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it, August 30, 2011

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This review is from: Diagnostic Ultrasound: Principles and Instruments, 7e (Diagnostic Ultrasound: Principles & Instruments (Kremkau)) (Hardcover)

It came so quickly. In great shape I know I will use it daily in my classes as well as in my career as a sonographer

5.0 out of 5 stars Kremkau, September 7, 2009

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The product was in perfect condition, shipped free, and was about $15.oo cheaper than other stores locally! I love it!