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Ultrasound beam

Medical devices; Ultrasonic & optical equipment

The beam of acoustic energy created when transmitting ultrasound from a transducer.

M-mode

Medical devices; Ultrasonic & optical equipment

Motion modulation: is showing the motions of structures. A single beam of ultrasound is transmitted and reflected signals are displayed as dots varying intensities, which create lines across the ...

Flow sensitivity

Medical devices; Ultrasonic & optical equipment

A button to set the sensitivity to flow in C-mode in order to optimise the image.

Femoral nerve block (fnb)

Medical devices; Ultrasonic & optical equipment

A nerve block of the femoral nerve in the Inguinal ligament.

C-mode

Medical devices; Ultrasonic & optical equipment

Colour modulation: 2D imaging mode whereby blood flow is indicated on the B-mode image with a colour that corresponds to the flow speed and direction.

Calliper

Medical devices; Ultrasonic & optical equipment

Used to measure the distance between two points or the surface and dimension of a region of interest.

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