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Essential Physics of Ultrasound and Use of the Ultrasound Machine

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Understanding the basis of ultrasound physics is fundamental to using the echocardiography machine and recognizing pathologic findings from physiological variability or artifacts. Increasing resolution is useful to make the correct diagnosis. Setting the color Doppler scale in the wrong way can lead to an overestimated diagnosis. This chapter also deals with the basics of ultrasonograph regulation to obtain good images and reliable Doppler interrogation of blood flow. The main artifacts are also briefly described.

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  1. Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy

    Dionisio F. Colella & Armando Sarti

  2. Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

    Paolo Prati & Armando Sarti

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  1. Dionisio F. Colella
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  1. Rianimazione, Ospedale Santa Maria Nuova, Firenze, Italy

    Armando Sarti

  2. Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Az. Osp. Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy

    F. Luca Lorini

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Colella, D.F., Prati, P., Sarti, A. (2019). Essential Physics of Ultrasound and Use of the Ultrasound Machine. In: Sarti, A., Lorini, F. (eds) Textbook of Echocardiography for Intensivists and Emergency Physicians. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99891-6_1

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