Prepare your students for the ARDMS SPI certification exam and build their imaging skills! Kremkau's SonographyPrinciples and Instruments, 11th Edition explains how diagnostic ultrasound works and covers the essentials of ultrasound physics and instrumentation, including Doppler imaging, artifacts, safety, and quality assurance. More than 1,300 illustrations include ultrasound scans, helping to demonstrate imaging anatomy, motion, and flow. In simplifying complicated concepts, Kremkau's succeeds where other texts do not. With the right blend of imaging fundamentals, current techniques, and exam practice questions, this reference is ideal for sonography students and professionals.
NEW! Updated content reflects questions on the latest American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) certification exam.
NEW! Updated content to the latest SPI (Sonography Principles & Instrumentation) specifications includes a domain name change and weighting.
Emphasis on the fundamentals of physics and sonography prepares you for the ARDMS SPI certification exam.
More than 1,300 images provide an accurate representation of what students will encounter in the clinical setting.
Coverage of current technology includes the progress made with contrast agents and 3-D, along with the more general aspects of transducers and instruments.
1. Sonography: A Window into the Human Body 2. Ultrasound: Making Waves Without a Sound 3. Transducers: Transmitting and Receiving 4. Instruments: Imaging Anatomy 5. Instruments: Imaging Motion and Flow 6. Other Techniques and Concepts 7. Artifacts: When Your Eyes Deceive You 8. Evaluating Performance 9. Bioeffects and Safety 10. To Conclude Glossary Answers to Exercises Appendix A: List of Symbols Appendix B: Compilation of Equations Appendix C: Mathematics Review References
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