In: Electrical Engineering
a) A continuously alternating voltage will produce what type of ultrasound signal from a piezoelectric transducer? Give an equation to describe the output. b) Electrical voltage pulses applied to a piezoelectric transducer will produce what type of signal? Give an equation to describe the output. c) The addition of damping material to a transducer changes what parameters? Which are advantageous and which are disadvantageous? How are the disadvantages accounted for? d) What is the limiting factor for resolution of an ultrasound scan? Explain. e) What are the factors that limit the depth at which an ultrasound image can be collected? Explain