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Parent topics
- Acoustic energy [r]: Energy propagated as pressure waves, through elastic media such as air or water. Hearing is the detection of acoustic energy within the frequency range of the animal detecting the energy [e]
- Diagnostic imaging [r]: The ensemble of methods used to generate visual representations of objects of clinical interest. [e]
Subtopics
- Doppler ultrasonography [r]: Application of the Doppler effect in ultrasound to detect movement of blood cells by the analysis of the change in frequency of the returning echoes. [e]
- Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma [r]: The FAST technique, using a handheld ultrasonographic viewer, minimally to detect the presence of free fluid as an indicator that trauma is present; may be extended to visualize structures [e]
