A Review of the Acoustic Output of Modern Diagnostic Ultrasound Equipment

Ultrasound

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 10-14

  Henderson, J ^a   Whittingham, T A ^a   Dunn, T ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84997967386     PISSN: 1742271X     EISSN: 17431344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742271X9700500404     Document Type: Article

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2. Henderson J Willson K Jago JR Whittingham TA: A survey of the acoustic output of diagnostic ultrasound equipment in current clinical use. Ultrasound Med Biol 1995: 21: 699–705.
3. IEC 1102 Measurement and characterisation of ultrasonic fields using hydrophones in the frequency range 0.5 MHZ to 15 MHZ. International Electrotechnical Commission 1991. Geneva, Switzerland.
4. IEC 1220 Guidance for the measurement and characterisation of ultrasonic fields generated by medical ultrasonic equipment using hydrophones in the frequency range 0.5 MHZ to 15 MHZ. International Electrotechnical Commission 1993. Geneva, Switzerland.
5. Jago JR Henderson J Whittingham TA Willson K: How reliable are manufacturer's reported acoustic output data? Ultrasound Med Biol 1995: 12: 135–136.