Ultrasound and elastic waves : frequently asked questions /
Ultrasound has found an increasing number of applications in recent years due to greatly increased computing power. Ultrasound devices are often preferred over other devices because of their lower cost, portability, and non-invasive nature. Patients using ultrasound can avoid the dangers of radiolog...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Academic Press,
[2002]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book Publisher description Table of contents |
| Summary: | Ultrasound has found an increasing number of applications in recent years due to greatly increased computing power. Ultrasound devices are often preferred over other devices because of their lower cost, portability, and non-invasive nature. Patients using ultrasound can avoid the dangers of radiological imaging devices such as x-rays, CT scans, and radioactive media injections. Ultrasound is also a preferred and practical method of detecting material fatique and defects in metals, composites, semiconductors, wood, etc. Detailed appendices contain useful formulas and their derivations, technical details of relevant theories The FAQ format is used where a concept in one answer leads to a new Q&A. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | xxi, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-230) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780124433458 0124433456 |