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A computerized system for measuring the acoustic output from diagnostic ultrasound equipment
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A computerized system for measuring the acoustic output from diagnostic ultrasound equipment

M.E Schafer and P.A Lewin
IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control, v 35(2)
Mar 1988
PMID: 18290136

Abstract

Acoustic measurements Acoustic pulses Drugs Oscilloscopes Position measurement Probes Pulse measurements Sonar equipment Acoustic Waves Control Systems
The measurement arrangement, which complies with the requirements of the US Food and Drug Administration, consists of a positioning system with a full range of degrees-of-freedom and a digital oscilloscope, both under complete computer control. The acoustic pressure-time waveform is recorded using membrane-type and needle-type polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) hydrophone probes. The overall bandwidth of the system depends on the hydrophone probe used and can range up to 100 MHz. A complete description of the system and the measurement procedures is given, along with a brief discussion of the various factors which affect measurement uncertainty. The largest overall uncertainty of the same associated with acoustic intensity measurements was determined to be no greater than 20% for I/sub sppa/ and 25% for I/sub spta/ (spatial peak pulse average intensity and spatial-peak temporal-average intensity, respectively). Other applications of the system include transducer characterization and research work in ultrasound dosimetry and bioeffects.

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