Written for health practitioners and students new to medical ultrasound, this book provides various basic physics and technological knowledge they need in order to practise ultrasound, including safety aspects of ultrasound, quality assurance and the techniques and developments.

1. Introduction to diagnostic ultrasound 2. Principles and physics of ultrasound imaging - simple terminology definitions 3. The piezoelectric effect 4. Acoustic impedance 5. The ultrasound beam 6. Transducers 7. Resolution 8. Ultrasound interactions and attenuation 9. Artifacts 10. Instrumentation and controls 11. Physical principles of Doppler ultrasound 12. Ultrasound safety 13. Quality assurance and performance testing 14. Mew technology and recent advances in ultrasound imaging 15. Multiple choice questions, answers to multiple choice questions

"The authors using their experienced background in ultrasound education have provided a concise overview of ultrasound physics and instrumentation to the new ultrasound user in a simple and clear manner. For the postgraduate ultrasound student the book can be a useful complement in aiding comprehension of the principles of physics and instrumentation...This would be a useful reference book in the clinical department." Becky Mulloy, Lecturer City University