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Physical sources of registration erros in pulse-echo ultrasonic systems

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The extent to which ultrasonic beams are distorted under normal contact-scanning conditions has been investigated. It has been shown that considerable deformation of the beam occurs on passage through a human calf. Deviation and divergence effects are small, but the deformation could lead to registration errors of the order of 20 mm in standard diagnostic ultrasonic equipment.

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La mesure dans laquelle les faisceaux d'ultrasons sont déformés dans des conditions normales d'analyse par contact a été étudiée. Il a été démontré qu'il se produit une déformation considérable du faisceau lors de son passage à travers le mollet humain. Les effects de déviation et de divergence sont réduits, mais le déformation peut mener à des erreurs de repérage de l'ordre de 20 mm dans le matériel de diagnostic standard aux ultrasons.

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Das Ausmass von Verzerrungen des Ultraschallstrahls unter normalen Kontaktabtast-bedingungen wurde untersucht. Es wurde gezeigt, dass erhebliche Strahlverzerrungen beim Durchtreten durch eine menschliche Wade erfolgt. Abweichungs- und Divergenzeffekte sind geringfügig, aber die Verzerrungen können zu Aufzeichnungsfehlern von ca. 20 mm in üblichem, diagnostischem Ultraschallgerät führen.

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  1. Department of Medical Physics, Bristol General Hospital, BS1 6SY, Bristol, England

    M. Halliwell

  2. Department of Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, England

    R. A. Mountford

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Halliwell, M., Mountford, R.A. Physical sources of registration erros in pulse-echo ultrasonic systems. Med. & biol. Engng. 11, 27–32 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02477292

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