Ultrasound Equipment

Which part of the ultrasound machine makes sound waves and receives echoes?

• Keyboard/cursor

• Display

• Central processing unit (CPU)

• Transducer probe

What is the function of the CPU in an ultrasound machine?

• Sends and receives the sound waves

• Stores the acquired images

• Prints the image from the displayed data

• Does all of the calculations and contains the electrical power supplies for itself and the transducer probe

What is the purpose of the transducer pulse controls in an ultrasound machine?

• Changes the amplitude, frequency and duration of the pulses emitted from the transducer probe

• Stores the acquired images

• Inputs data and takes measurements from the display

• Displays the image from the ultrasound data processed by the CPU

Which type of ultrasound probe is used for thyroid gland examination?

• Curvilinear or Convex probe

• Phased array probe

• Endocavitary probe

• Linear probe

Commonly used piezoelectric material in ultrasound probe is

• Barium oxide

• Quartz crystals

• Aluminium titanate crystals

• Lithium Zirconate