The _________ directs the voltages from the pulser to the transducer during transmission and directs returning echoes to amplifiers during reception.

Axial resolution affects structures that are

What will lower the value of an ultrasound system’s lateral resolution?

Two ultrasound systems have near zone length of 8 cm. At their foci, system Q’s lateral resolution is 3.0 mm and system H’s is 5.0 mm. Which system will correctly display two small structures at a depth of 8 cm? The objects are side by side and are 0.4cm apart.

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Which of the following focusing techniques is different from the others?

The purpose of the pulser is to

When using standard ultrasonic imaging instrumentation, lateral resolution has a higher numerical value than the axial resolution.

An entire ultrasound image im an adult patient  is too dark, but of uniform brightness. Which of the following is the first adjustment that should be made to make the entire  image brighter?

All of the following occur with focusing except: