The Imaging Display: Part 1

The Imaging Display: Part 1
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The Imaging Display: Part 1

This video explains the three primary ultrasound display modes—A mode (amplitude), B mode (brightness/gray scale), and M mode (motion)—and how they function. It details how A mode displays reflections as vertical spikes and B mode creates real-time gray scale images using dots of varying brightness to represent tissue boundaries and echo amplitudes.

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Hello and welcome to Prep's Ultrasound Physics Registry Review course. I'm Jenna LA Care, an A-R-D-M-S certified sonographer and your guide Through the exciting journey of ultrasound physics. In modern ultrasound, we have the capability to use three different types of display modes, and these include our A mode, which is amplitude mode B mode, which is our brightness mode, most commonly referred...

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