Acoustic Basics
Acoustic Basics
Major Objectives and Sub-Content:
1. Understanding the basics of ultrasound wave composition
- Sound wave pulse
- Wavelength and frequency
- Sound wave propagation
- Incident wave: Propagation velocity, Acoustic impedance
- Reflection: Impedance mismatch, Specular Patter, Diffuse Pattern, Refraction
- Attenuation
Key Message:
Knowledge of the acoustic physics does not preclude you from using PoCUS.
However, it does help you troubleshoot to improve imaging quality and, also, more importantly, appreciate artifacts when they are generated lest misdiagnosis.