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What advantage does ultrasound have over sound between 20-20000Hz that it is used in medical imaging over sound in that frequency range?

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I think the simple answer here is resolution.

Generally when imaging with waves (including light) the limit to resolution is a length that is similar to the wavelength, $lambda$.

If $f$ is the frequency and $c$ is the speed of the wave then the wavelength is given by

$$lambda = c over f $$

so the higher we make $f$ the smaller $lambda$ becomes and the better the resolution and the more detail we can see in scans....

The speed of sound in water is ~1500 m/s and with say 1.5 MHz = 1 500 000 Hz frequency we calculate

$$lambda = 0.001 rm m = 1 rm mm$$

At 20000 Hz $lambda = 75$ mm

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Higher frequency provides higher resolution.

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I think the simple answer here is resolution.

Generally when imaging with waves (including light) the limit to resolution is a length that is similar to the wavelength, $lambda$.

If $f$ is the frequency and $c$ is the speed of the wave then the wavelength is given by

$$lambda = c over f $$

so the higher we make $f$ the smaller $lambda$ becomes and the better the resolution and the more detail we can see in scans....

The speed of sound in water is ~1500 m/s and with say 1.5 MHz = 1 500 000 Hz frequency we calculate

$$lambda = 0.001 rm m = 1 rm mm$$

At 20000 Hz $lambda = 75$ mm

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edited 37 mins ago

answered 56 mins ago

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  Is it correct to say wavelength is inversely proportional to resolution? Or that sound wave frequency is directly proportional to resolution?
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  $begingroup$
  The correct statement is in terms of wavelength. That said, for non-dispersive waves (which is reasonably true for sound) in consistent media (not really true for medical ultra-sounds) the wavelength statements implies the frequency one as a corollary.
  $endgroup$
  – dmckee♦
  8 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

4

$begingroup$

I think the simple answer here is resolution.

Generally when imaging with waves (including light) the limit to resolution is a length that is similar to the wavelength, $lambda$.

If $f$ is the frequency and $c$ is the speed of the wave then the wavelength is given by

$$lambda = c over f $$

so the higher we make $f$ the smaller $lambda$ becomes and the better the resolution and the more detail we can see in scans....

The speed of sound in water is ~1500 m/s and with say 1.5 MHz = 1 500 000 Hz frequency we calculate

$$lambda = 0.001 rm m = 1 rm mm$$

At 20000 Hz $lambda = 75$ mm

share|cite|improve this answer

edited 37 mins ago

answered 56 mins ago

tomtom

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  Is it correct to say wavelength is inversely proportional to resolution? Or that sound wave frequency is directly proportional to resolution?
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  – Ubaid Hassan
  12 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  The correct statement is in terms of wavelength. That said, for non-dispersive waves (which is reasonably true for sound) in consistent media (not really true for medical ultra-sounds) the wavelength statements implies the frequency one as a corollary.
  $endgroup$
  – dmckee♦
  8 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

$begingroup$

I think the simple answer here is resolution.

Generally when imaging with waves (including light) the limit to resolution is a length that is similar to the wavelength, $lambda$.

If $f$ is the frequency and $c$ is the speed of the wave then the wavelength is given by

$$lambda = c over f $$

so the higher we make $f$ the smaller $lambda$ becomes and the better the resolution and the more detail we can see in scans....

The speed of sound in water is ~1500 m/s and with say 1.5 MHz = 1 500 000 Hz frequency we calculate

$$lambda = 0.001 rm m = 1 rm mm$$

At 20000 Hz $lambda = 75$ mm

share|cite|improve this answer

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answered 56 mins ago

tomtom

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edited 37 mins ago

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answered 56 mins ago

tomtom

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answered 56 mins ago

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Higher frequency provides higher resolution.

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answered 56 mins ago

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Higher frequency provides higher resolution.

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answered 56 mins ago

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$begingroup$

Higher frequency provides higher resolution.

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answered 56 mins ago

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18.5k21844

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answered 56 mins ago

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answered 56 mins ago

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answered 56 mins ago

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