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The mass you are imaging has a diameter of 35 mm.  This value can also be expressed as:

Which best describes the effects of damaged transducer elements in the B-mode image?

What transducer component reduces reflection at the transducer/skin interface?

Describe competition and the principle of competitive exclusion; please be specific in your description.  In addition, contrast intraspecific and interspecific competition using named examples.

What color represents flow at 90 degrees to the sound beam? Physics color map(1).png

While performing a sonogram, to minimize risk to the fetus, which imaging mode trade-off would most be applicable?

You are performing a carotid exam with the following parameter: 5 MHz frequency, 6kHz PRF, 4cm depth, and 1.5 mm sample volume length.  What is the aliasing frequency?

For a single transducer to offer multiple frequency selections for scanning it must have:

Which control would you adjust to alter the dynamic range of the displayed echoes?

What system control can you adjust to compensate for the effort of sound attenuation in the body?