TOPIC: ULTRASONOGRAPHYπIMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBERπΉUSG: It is also defined as the study of tissues of the human body with the utilisation of reflections (echoes) of high-frequency sound waves (USs) which are introduced on the body surface, in the area under examination, by a device called βa transducerβ. The word βsonographyβ means imaging with US.πΉPrinciple of USG: The USG unit consists of a transducer and the monitor on which sonogram can be seen. The transducer generates the high-frequency sounds by means of βpiezoelectric effectβ, produced by a special kind of crystal…
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