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Schlieren study of pulsed ultrasound transmission through human skull
Author(s) -
Smith S. W.,
Thurstone F. L.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870020110
Subject(s) - schlieren , skull , medicine , ultrasound , human skull , schlieren imaging , attenuation , ultrasonic sensor , radiology , anatomy , optics , physics
A study has been made of the effects of the human skull on pulsed ultrasound from a diagnostic transducer. Schlieren photographs of ultrasound transmitted through a pediatric skull were made in various directions. Other than attenuation, little effect was observed on the directionality or spatial distribution of the ultrasonic pulses. These observations may be significant in considering the deleterious effects of the skull on imaging intracranial anatomy.