Ultrasound Crossword

An imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce images of organs and structures in the body
Detects frequency and velocity shits of a moving structure
Serves as a sender and receiver of the ultrasound signal
A ________ scan produces an image that resembles an axial CT scan.
Sound waves that are reflected by internal structures back to the transducer
An anatomic structure or region of the body that does not produce any echoes
An echo that does not represent a real object and/or anatomic structure
Aspect of acoustic energy that is reflected back toward the source
Echoes converted into bright dots that vary in intensity according to strength of the echo
________ doppler detects changes in velocity and direction of blood seen as different shades of colour
An anatomic structure or region of the body that highly reflects sound energy
The number of ultrasound waves per second
Highly reflective structures as compared with surrounding structures
An anatomic structure or region of the body that produces fewer echoes than normal
Ultrasound images that demonstrate motion or change within a structure in real time
Acoustic energy that is reflected from a structure back towards the transducer
Sound navigation and ranging
Acoustic energy that travels through a medium
The distance between the corresponding points on an ultrasound wave
“blips” seen on a monitor; the height of these blips represents the intensity of the returning echo
Eliminates air trapped between the fact of the transducer and the skin surface
A barrier to the high-frequency sound waves of ultrasound
Produces images of diagnostic quality for interpretation and diagnosis by the radiologist
Uses sonographer’s findings to interpret images and reach diagnosis
An echogenic structure with varying internal echoes that represent biliary ducts and branches of the hepatic and portal veins
A needle is used to withdraw amniotic fluid within the uterus for genetic analysis
Ultrasound study of the heart
Ultrasound of the eye
Structures demonstrated by an echo-free region surrounded by a well-defined margin or border