Chapter 14: SPI Study Guide

True or False

The system has two major functions including preparation/ transmission and reception

• True

• False

The ___ of electrical signals to the transducer, which creates a sound beam

• preparation and transmission

• reception

• receiver

• master synchronizer

The ___ of electrical signals from the transducer with subsequent processing into clinically meaningful images and sounds

• preparation and transmission

• reception

• receiver

• master synchronizer

True or False

The ultrasound system contain these six major components: transducer, pulser and beam former, receiver, display, storage and master synchronizer

• True

• False

During transmission, this can transform electrical energy into acoustic energy. During reception, it converts the returning acoustic energy into electrical energy.

• Transducer

• Pulser and beam former

• Receiver

• Display

This creates and controls the electrical signals sent to the transducer that generates a sound pulses.

• Pulser and beam former

• Receiver

• Display

• Storage

This determines the amplitude, PRP, PRF

• Pulser

• Beam former

• Displace

• Receiver

This determines the firing delay patterns for phased array systems.

• Pulser

• Beam former

• Receiver

• Display

This transforms the electrical signals from the transducer into a form suitable for display.

• Pulser

• Beam former

• Receiver

• Display

This presents processed data. This may be a flat screen monitor, a transparency, a spectral plot, or a variety of other formats.

• Display

• Storage

• Master synchronizer

• Receiver