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Preface to the third edition Preface to the second edition Preface to the first edition Contributors 1. Introduction to B-mode imaging Kevin Martin 2. Physics Kevin Martin and Kumar Ramnarine 3. Transducers and beam forming Tony Whittingham and Kevin Martin 4. B-mode instrumentation Kevin Martin 5. Properties, limitations and artefacts of B-mode images Kevin Martin 6. B-mode measurements Nick Dudley 7. Principles of Doppler ultrasound Peter R. Hoskins 8. Blood flow Abigail Thrush 9. Spectral Doppler ultrasound Abigail Thrush 10. Colour flow Peter R. Hoskins and Aline Criton 11. Advanced techniques for imaging flow and tissue motion Peter R. Hoskins and Aline Criton 12. Three-dimensional ultrasound Peter R. Hoskins and Tom MacGillivray 13. Contrast agents Carmel Moran and Mairad Butler 14. Elastography Peter R. Hoskins 15. Quality assurance Nick Dudley, Tony Evans, and Peter R. Hoskins 16. Safety of diagnostic ultrasound Francis Duck Appendix A: The decibel Appendix B: Acoustic output parameters and their measurement Glossary Answers Index
