Ultrasound and elastic waves : frequently asked questions /
Ultrasound has found an increasing number of applications in recent years due to greatly increased computing power. Ultrasound devices are often preferred over other devices because of their lower cost, portability, and non-invasive nature. Patients using ultrasound can avoid the dangers of radiolog...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
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| Summary: | Ultrasound has found an increasing number of applications in recent years due to greatly increased computing power. Ultrasound devices are often preferred over other devices because of their lower cost, portability, and non-invasive nature. Patients using ultrasound can avoid the dangers of radiological imaging devices such as x-rays, CT scans, and radioactive media injections. Ultrasound is also a preferred and practical method of detecting material fatique and defects in metals, composites, semiconductors, wood, etc. Detailed appendices contain useful formulas and their derivations, technical details of relevant theories The FAQ format is used where a concept in one answer leads to a new Q & A. |
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| Item Description: | ScienceDirect eBook - Engineering pre-2007 (Elsevier and Woodhead) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 241 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-230) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780124433458 0124433456 9780080519852 0080519857 1281038369 9781281038364 9786611038366 6611038361 |
