Objective: Introduce basic principles of diagnostic ultrasound imaging systems.
Clinical applications, design considerations and recent progress in the ultrasound
industry will also be discussed.

Textbook: 1. Class notes.
2. “Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging: Inside Out” by Thomas L. Szabo, Elsevier
Academic Press, 2004.

Prerequisites: Mathematics

Topics:
1. Overview of Diagnostic Ultrasonic Imaging Systems.
2. Acoustic Wave Propagation.
3. Scattering, Attenuation and Speckle.
4. Transducers - Generation and Detection of Ultrasound.
5. Diffraction and Beam Formation Using Arrays.
6. Real-Time Image Formation.
7. Contrast Resolution.
8. Color and Spectral Doppler.
9. Doppler Ambiguity Function.
10. Ultrasound Contrast Agents.

Grading: 40% Computer Homework (Matlab Programming) and Experiments
30% Written Exam 1 (open book)
30% Written Exam 2 (open book)

Instructor: 葉秩光PhD (BMES-421, E-mail: ckyeh@mx.nthu.edu.tw)

Teaching Assistant: TBD

Office Hour:
Thur 14:00 - 17:00 or by appointment