Abstract
Ultrasound (US) has become a common diagnostic tool for surgeons in both the outpatient clinic and operating room. Modern cart-based and portable ultrasound machines aid in simple interventions, such as fine-needle biopsies, to complex cases, which require the full real-time imaging of the anatomy in the operative setting. The knowledge of the common knobology and instrumentation, as well as the basic terminology and jargon of the modern sonography and ultrasound machines, is very important to be understood by the surgeons in training and practice. Herein, we would like to provide basic information on the knobology and instrumentation of the modern ultrasound machines and depict common controls and their utilization in images.
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Abbreviations
- LCD:
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Liquid crystal display
- MHz:
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Megahertz
- PACS:
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Picture archiving and communication system
- PZT:
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Lead zirconate titanate
- TGC:
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Time gain compensation
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Taskin, H.E., Berber, E. (2014). Instrumentation in Ultrasound. In: Hagopian, E., Machi, J. (eds) Abdominal Ultrasound for Surgeons. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9599-4_3
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