Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin
Jacinta E Browne
Jacinta E Browne
This paper gives an overview of the considerations and practical aspects of writing up the results of your research, which may be of interest to those beginning their research career or simply carrying out a research project for the first t...
Stephen Russell
Stephen Russell
A case is presented to show the importance of good governance of ultrasound medical imaging equipment. Issues relating to the large numbers and diverse range of users and equipment are identified. Based on experience gained over 25 years, s...
The management of ultrasound equipment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [0.03%]
谢菲尔德教学医院NHS信托基金会的超声设备管理
P K Verma,M Peacock
P K Verma
Management of ultrasound equipment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is described. The organisation and input of various stakeholders and their involvement with ultrasound equipment management and scientific ultrasound is...
Hazel Edwards,Jane Smith,Michael Weston
Hazel Edwards
It is essential for the management of the patient that ultrasound practitioners produce reports based on their examinations that are accurate and clear. Ideally, all reports should attempt to answer the original clinical question. This seem...
Sonographer registration in the United Kingdom - a review of the current situation [0.03%]
英国超声检查员注册现状综述
Nigel Thomson,Audrey Paterson
Nigel Thomson
There is no statutory registration as a sonographer available in the United Kingdom (UK) and the titles of 'sonographer' and 'ultrasonographer' are not legally protected. The majority of sonographers are statutorily registered with the Heal...
Diagnostic image quality in gynaecological ultrasound: Who should measure it, what should we measure and how? [0.03%]
妇产科超声诊断图像质量由谁评估？如何测量及评价？
Peter Cantin,Karen Knapp
Peter Cantin
Assessment of diagnostic image quality in gynaecological ultrasound is an important aspect of imaging department quality assurance. This may be addressed through audit, but who should undertake the audit, what should be measured and how, re...
The Resolution Integral - a tool for characterising the performance of diagnostic ultrasound scanners [0.03%]
分辨率积分-一种表征诊断型超声扫描仪性能的工具
Carmel M Moran,Scott Inglis,Stephen D Pye
Carmel M Moran
In this paper, we describe how the resolution integral can be used as a tool for characterising the grey-scale imaging of diagnostic ultrasound scanners. The definitions of resolution integral, characteristic resolution and depth of field a...
The analysis of in-air reverberation patterns from medical ultrasound transducers [0.03%]
医用超声换能器的空中回波分析方法研究
T Quinn,P K Verma
T Quinn
National guidelines for routine ultrasound quality assurance include the measurement of transducer sensitivity using the in-air reverberation pattern generated from a transducer operating in air. The in-air reverberation method has been com...
N J Dudley,N M Gibson
N J Dudley
Ultrasound scanner preset programmes are factory set or tailored to user requirements. Scanners may, therefore, have different settings for the same application, even on similar equipment in a single department. The aims of this study were:...