3B Scientific Ultrasonic Echoscope User Manual

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U10010 Ultrasonic Echoscope and Accessories

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Operating instructions

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Safety instructions

For your own safety and that of the equipment, please
read the following instructions thoroughly before us­ing this ultrasonic device and its accessories.
The slits in the device are for ventilation and must not
be covered to avoid overheating of the equipment. We
recommended that the feet on the device be used.
Ensure that the specified operating voltage and safety
measures are observed.
Never try to insert objects through the ventilation slits
since this could lead to short circuits or electric shocks.
Connect only the ultrasonic transducer supplied by 3B
Scientific GmbH to the "PROBE" sockets. Caution: the
transmitting transducer may experience voltage pulses
as high as 300 V.
Be aware that this is laboratory equipment and not a
medical appliance. The ultrasonic sensors are not to
be used on people or animals.

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1 Start point for time-dependent amplification
2 Trigger slope (rise time) for time-dependent amplification
3 Width of time-dependent amplification
4 Threshold for time-dependent amplification
5 Transmitter power
6 Receiver gain
7 Power supply
8 Mains switch
9 Receiver unit

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bl Probe connection for reflection mode

or receiver in transmission mode

bm Reflection/transmission mode changeover switch

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bn Probe connection for transmission mode
bo Transmitter unit
bp Clocking unit (time-dependent amplifier)
bq Connector sockets for oscilloscope
br Signal output A scan (LF signal)
bs Signal output (HF signal)
bt Signal output for trigger signal
bu Signal output for time-dependent amplifier ramp

Contents

1. Introduction ........................................ 12

2. Components.........................................12

2.1. U10010 Ultrasonic echoscope controls ....... 12

2.2. Ultrasonic transducers................................ 12

2.2.1. U10015 1-MHz ultrasonic transducer ......... 12

2.2.2. U10017 4-MHz ultrasonic transducer ......... 12

2.3. Accessories ................................................. 12

2.3.1. U10027 Acrylic block with holes................. 12

2.3.2. U10020 Equipment set for longitudinal

and transverse waves.................................. 12

2.3.3. U10022 Aluminum block with

protractor scale .......................................... 13

2.3.4. U10023 Polyoxymethylene (POM) plate

with protractor scale .................................. 13

2.3.5. U10025 Reflection plate ............................. 13

2.3.6. U10026 Set of three cylinders..................... 13

2.3.7. U10029 Heart valve model ......................... 13

2.3.8. L55/1 Model of a single breast

with benign tumor ..................................... 13

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3. Software ..............................................13

3.1. Program operation ..................................... 13

3.2. Menu functions .......................................... 14

4. Suggested experiments..........................14

4.1. Wave nature of ultrasound ......................... 14

4.2. Determining the frequency

of the transducer in use ............................. 15

4.3. Speed of longitudinally propagated

sound in test bodies ................................... 15

4.4. Attenuation of sound in test bodies ........... 15

4.5. Attenuation of sound in fluids.................... 16

4.6. Frequency-dependent attenuation............. 16

4.7. Time-dependent amplifier ......................... 17

4.8 Frequency dependence of resolution ......... 18

4.9. Manually guided B image........................... 18

4.10. Time-motion mode (M mode)..................... 18

4.11. Transmission coefficient and speed

of transversely propagated sound .............. 19

4.12 Combination of B image and

A scan – testing of materials ...................... 20

5. Technical details ..................................20

5.1 U10010 Ultrasonic echoscope controls ....... 20

5.2. U10015 1-MHz ultrasonic transducer ......... 20

5.3. U10017 4-MHz ultrasonic transducer ......... 20

5.4. U10027 Acrylic block with holes ................. 20

5.5 U10020 Equipment set for

longitudinal and transverse waves ............. 20

5.6 U10022 Aluminum block with

protractor scale .......................................... 20

5.7. U10023 Polyoxymethylene (POM) plate

with protractor scale .................................. 20

5.8. U10025 Reflection plate ............................. 20

5.9. U10026 Set of three cylinders ..................... 20

5.10. U10029 Heart valve model ......................... 20

5.11. L55/1 Model of a single breast with benign

tumor ......................................................... 20

6. Bibliography ........................................20

dependent amplifier can be viewed separately. The gain
for the amplification of the received signal can be ad­justed in 5-dB steps from 0 to 35 dB. The transmitter
power can be adjusted in 10-dB steps from 0 to 30 dB.
For time-dependent amplification, the start point, the
rise time, the threshold and the width can all be con­tinuously adjusted up to a maximum gain of 35 dB.
Also included is the ASH control software for Microsoft
Windows. This allows you to measure amplitude and
timing differentials. It also supports the simultaneous
display of HF signal and amplitude signal so that, un­like with conventional A-image equipment, the wave
nature of ultrasound can be demonstrated. An addi­tional chart simultaneously shows the form of and
change in the time-dependent amplification. Other
software options include: manually guided B-images;
time-motion mode; FFT on a selected signal segment;
zoom function; changeover between time and resolu­tion depending on the speed of sound, which can also
be adjusted; switching between measuring ranges; data
export and print capability; automatic mode display
(transmission or refection).

2.2. Ultrasonic transducer

2.2.1. Ultrasonic transducer 1 MHz U10015

For examinations at greater depth or examinations in­volving high power and low depth resolution, 16-mm
piezo-ceramic disc in cast metal housing, preset for
water propagated sound, one cable with frequency­coded snap-in plug.

2.2.2. Ultrasonic transducer 4 MHz U10017

For examinations requiring maximum depth resolu­tion at shallow depth, 16-mm piezo-ceramic disc in
cast metal housing, preset for water propagated sound,
1-m cable with frequency-coded snap-in plug.

1. Introduction

Ultrasonic echoscopy (also called sonography) has de­veloped into one of the key procedures for medical
examination and materials technology. Although there
is a confusingly wide range of ultrasonic devices pro­duced for various applications, all of them rely on the
same basic principle of emitting a mechanical wave
and recording the reflections in an echogram.

2. Components

2.1. Ultrasonic echoscope controls U10010

The U10010 echoscope is an ultrasonic A-image de­vice with an output for pure pulse echo operation and
an extra output and converter for operation with two
ultrasonic transducers for transmission measurements.
The device is equipped with a parallel interface for
connection to transfer data to a PC.
To make the principle behind the device clearer, the
individual components, receiver, transmitter and time-

2.3. Accessories

2.3.1. Acrylic block with holes U10027

For determining speed of sound and attenuation of
an ultrasonic signal in acrylic (polyacrylate), for pin­pointing discontinuities, and investigating imaging er­rors caused by sound shadows or ground echoes, fre­quency-dependent resolution capacity and display of
a manual B image. To investigate resolution, both the
1-MHz and the 4-MHz transducers are required. Pol­ished polyacrylate block with drilled holes of various
diameter for simulating discontinuities at various dis­tances from the surface of the block.

2.3.2. Equipment set for longitudinal and transverse
waves U10020

For investigating the propagation of longitudinal and
transverse (shear) waves in solid bodies and determin­ing elastic constants (shear modulus, modulus of elas­ticity and Poisson number) of these bodies. Also for
determining ultrasonic attenuation in fluids by means

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of time-dependent amplitude measurement with
moveable reflector.
Ultrasound is first passed vertically through a body
under test placed in a trough filled with water. Only
longitudinal waves are propagated through the body.
The transmission amplitude of these is recorded. In
rotating the body to ever greater angles, the ampli­tude of the longitudinal waves decreases and trans­verse waves are increasingly propagated through the
body. These appear in the amplitude domain as a sec­ond peak.
From the angle where total reflection of the longitudi­nal waves takes place, the speed of the longitudinal
waves can be calculated. The speed of transverse waves
can be calculated from the angle where the maximum
transmission amplitude for transverse waves occurs. If
the body is rotated further, total reflection of the trans­verse component may also occur depending on the
magnitude of the speed of sound in proportion to that
in the surrounding fluid.
From the two speeds of sound, the elastic constants
(shear modulus, modulus of elasticity and Poisson
number) for the body under test can be calculated.
Acrylic (included in the scope of delivery), aluminum
and polyoxymethylene (POM) plates are available as
test bodies. The speed of transverse waves in acrylic
(polyacrylate) is almost exactly the same as in water.
In aluminum the speed is greater and in POM it is
smaller than in water.
Set consists of sounding trough, acrylic test plate in
holder with protractor scale and two transducer hold­ers for 1-MHz or 4-MHz ultrasonic transducers that al­low for precise positioning of the transducers on the
sounding trough.

2.3.3. Aluminum plate with protractor scale U10022

Accessory for longitudinal and transverse waves equip­ment set for investigating the propagation of transverse
waves in metals and for determining the elastic con­stants such as shear modulus, modulus of elasticity and
Poisson number for aluminum; high quality reflector
(large reflection coefficient in water) and therefore easy­to-measure signal amplitudes for attenuation meas­urements in liquids (e.g. water, cooking oil, glycerine).

individual echoes analyzed. The result is a shifting of
the median frequency to lower frequencies since the
higher frequency components are more strongly at­tenuated.

2.3.6. Set of 3 cylinders U10026

Polished polyacrylate cylinders for determining speed
of sound and attenuation of ultrasound in acrylic.
Measurements can be made using reflection mode or
transmission mode.

2.3.7. Heart valve model U10029

Twin chamber with rubber membrane and pressure
regulator for demonstrating the action of heart valves
using the time-motion method. During the experiment,
the membrane chamber produces an image similar to
that produced by a valve of a beating heart in an elec­trocardiogram as used for medical diagnosis.

2.3.8. Model of a single breast with benign tumor

Imitation breast made of silicon with a simulated be­nign tumor for demonstrating B-image mode.

3.Software

3.1. Program operation

As soon as the program is started, the measuring equip­ment is immediately activated. The user interface is
shown in the illustration above. In the top part of the
screen, the A-image signal, the current position of the
markers (vertical red and green lines), the frequency
of the receiving transducer that is connected and the
current mode (reflection/pulse echo or transmission).
The markers can be positioned using the mouse (the
mouse cursor changes when the markers are to be
moved).

2.3.4. Polyoxymethylene (POM) plate in test holder
with protractor scale U10023

Accessory for longitudinal and transverse waves equip­ment set for investigating the propagation of transverse
waves in plastic and for determining the elastic con­stants such as shear modulus, modulus of elasticity and
Poisson number for POM.

2.3.5. Reflection plate U10025

Polished acrylic plate for investigating multiple ech­oes and measuring frequency-dependent attenuation.
The 4-MHz transducer is particularly suited for meas­urements of this kind. Initially an echo image with at
least three echoes is recorded and the spectrum of the

The scale for the time axis (time measurement) can be
switched to display distance (depth measurement)
["Time"/"Depth" buttons]. An entry for the speed of
propagation as required for calculation can be made
using the Settings option in the menu (default: 1000
m/s). The UP-DOWN button pairing at the left-hand edge
of the screen is for changing the amplitude resolution
(top) and shifting the zero-axis (bottom).

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The constant updating of the A image can be suspended
(Freeze) by using the "Stop" button and restarted us­ing the "Start button". When the image is frozen, the
FFT button becomes active. If this is clicked, the am­plitude spectrum of the segment of signal bounded by
the markers is displayed in a new window (see illustra­tion below.)

At the same time, a measurement function using the
mouse is activated (crosshair cursor). Frequency and
amplitude are displayed at the position where the
mouse is situated. The form can be printed (standard
printer under Windows), or the spectrum can be saved
(as an ASCII table) using the Export function.
The "Zoom" button magnifies the display of a selected
depth range. Position and width of the range are set
by moving the sliders in the middle of the screen with
the mouse. The "Full" button causes the "Zoom" func­tion to be deactivated again.
The button marked "100"/"200" allows the measuring
range (maximum time or resolution) to be switched
between 100 µs and 200 µs. The "A" [A image], "HF"
[High-frequency signal] and "All" [both signals] settings
allow you to select the form in which the signal should
be displayed.
In the central region of the screen, the characteristics
for time-dependent amplification are shown includ­ing all parameters (start point, rise time, width, thresh­old). At the bottom of the window, status information
is displayed. Among the items shown here are the time
or the depth represented by the current marker posi­tions. The difference between the red and green mark­ers is displayed in yellow. The current transmitted level
and primary gain are shown at the bottom left. The
bottom right gives the amplitude of the received volt­age at the mouse cursor position (the center of the
crosshair.)

3.2. Menu functions

File Print Form Prints the window

(form) to the
current printer

Export Exports the

measured values as
an ASCII table to
a text file (columns:
Time, HF data,
A image, TGC),

Exit Exit the program

Settings Speed of Entry for the speed

sound of sound to allow

correct display of
depth (default:
1000 m/s)

Port Selection of LPT

port for
communication with

controlling PC
Type of Duration Axis = time
meas. (default)

Depth Axis = depth

Display A-scan Displays the A

image (A mode)

HF data Displays the HF

signal (Echo)

All Displays both signals

(HF echo and A line/

envelope)
B image Activates the form for displaying a

B image (B-mode image)

M-mode Activates the form for displaying an

M-mode image

4. Suggested experiments

4.1. Wave nature of ultrasound

With the aid of the software, it is possible to display a
signal corresponding to a reflection, e.g. between an
acrylic block and air, in HF mode (high frequency os­cillation), in A mode (amplitude component = enve­lope of HF signal) and in both modes at once. This can
convey to the student which signal gives rise to a typi­cal A image. Below is a screenshot of the software user
interface showing the measured signal at the top and
the settings for the amplifier underneath it.

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4.2. Determining the frequency of the transducer
in use

From the initial echo of the transducer or from a lightly

and the edge of the body allows the longitudinal speed
of sound cL to be calculated from the measured time t

as follows
damped reflection, it is possible to determine the dis­tance between two maxima in the high-frequency sig­nal oscillation with the aid of the zoom function. This

s

2

c

=

L

t

involves placing the measuring cursors at two adjacent
peaks of the high frequency signal as shown in the
above screenshot. The time difference can then be read
directly from the status bar. With this information, the
frequency of the transducer being used may be calcu­lated (in this case 1/1µs = 1 MHz).

4.3. Longitudinal speed of sound in test bodies

An ultrasonic transducer is attached to test bodies made
of various materials and the time between the emis­sion of a pulse and the reception of an echo reflected
from a boundary layer is measured (see photograph
below). Knowing the distance s between the transducer

Some results of measurements involving different ma-

terials and geometries are shown in the table below.

Material Time ∆t Distance ∆s Speed of sound ∆c

[µs] [µs] [mm] [mm] longitudinal [m/s] [m/s]

Acrylic Rod 1 84.1 0.4 112.9 0.2 2685 18

Rod 2 112.5 0.6 151.0 0.2 2684 18
Block Length 111.3 0.4 150.0 0.2 2695 13
Width 30.3 0.4 40.2 0.2 2653 48
Height 59.4 0.4 79.8 0.2 2687 25
Standard value 2610-2750

PVC Block Length 84.9 0.4 98.0 0.2 2309 16

Width 76.8 0.4 87.6 0.2 2281 17
Height 70.3 0.4 80.7 0.2 2296 19
Standard value 2220-2380

(1)

4.4. Attenuation of sound in test bodies

Using the measuring cursor for determining amplitude
in the ASH program, the amplitude A of the echo from
the rear surface of two bodies of identical but differ­ent size can be measured. Applying the law of attenu­ation to these measurement gives

A = A0 e

–αx

(2)

which can be rearranged to give the sound attenua­tion coefficient

α

=

2

α

1

Ln

−

xx

()

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A
A

(3)

A1 is the amplitude for a body of width x1 and A2 is that

for a body of width x2. The factor of 1/2 in equation (3)
emerges from the fact that sound must traverse the
distance twice when the reflection method is used. If a
transmitter-receiver arrangement is employed, the fac­tor is omitted.

In all cases care should be taken to ensure that the

amplifier settings are kept identical as far as possible

in order to achieve reproducible results.

Thus the thicknesses of the objects should not differ

greatly. The sound attenuation coefficient in (3) is fre-

quency-dependent so that the frequency used for the

measurement should always be quoted along with the

result. The theoretical frequency-independent absorp-

tion coefficient

α

is given by (4) (where υ is the fre-

0

quency of the ultrasonic wave):

α

α

=

2

ν

(4)

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Unfortunately, in most bodies and fluids there is a large
scattering component to the attenuation coefficient.
Since scattering is dependent on the ratio of the wave­length to the size of the scattering object, this can lead
to wide variations in the frequency dependence of the
attenuation arising from (4).
When comparing with standard published values, it
should be noted that the values are usually given in
dB/cm so that the value for α results from (3) thus:

α

[1 / cm] or [neper / cm] =

αα

dB cm

[]

Lg e

20 8 686

()

dB cm//

[]

=

.

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4.5. Attenuation of sound in fluids

By measuring inside a fluid container with a movable
reflector it is possible to plot a curve of the reflected
amplitude for various values.

An external program can then derive the attenuation
coefficient α by finding a fit for the exponential func­tion in (3) or more simply identifying a linear fit to a
line that matches (3) when it is rearranged in the form
(6):

yax

=

A

0

α

Ln

2

xx

=−

()

A

i

i0

(6)

where A0 is the amplitude of the peak closest to the
transducer. All subsequent measurements (i) are related
to this value so that the measuring error at greater dis­tances becomes much smaller. If the speed of sound
in the fluid has already been determined (e.g. by using
the transmission method where measuring both
lengthways and across the width eliminates the effect
of the container's walls) and entered into the program,
the distances of the reflector from the transducer can
be read off directly from the software (Depth setting).
Attenuation of sound in water is too weak to measure
any alteration in amplitude over a distance of around
20 cm. The following diagram shows a graph as meas­ured for sunflower oil.

By setting the amplifier appropriately, the entire avail­able path may be used for measurements. Using a fre­quency of 1 MHz gives a value of about 0.5 dB/cm for
the attenuation coefficient, which is close to the pub­lished value of 1 dB/cm for frequencies of 1 – 5 MHz.

4.6. Frequency-dependent attenuation

Frequency-dependent attenuation can be studied very
well using a thin acrylic plate (thickness 1 – 2 cm
approx., see photograph).

Since parallel surfaces give a series of multiple echoes
when the transducer is placed straight against them,
the frequency components of individual echo pulses
can be investigated using the FFT function built into
the program. The following illustration shows the cor­responding FFT analyses. It can clearly be seen that
higher frequencies are attenuated more acutely as the
distance traveled through the plate increases. Thus the
median frequency (the frequency component of the
highest amplitude) becomes shifted.

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The rise time, threshold and start point of the ampli-

fier can all be adjusted so that the individual echoes

all appear to be of equal magnitude. The time-depend-

ent amplifier thus compensates for the attenuation in

the material. Variations in width and point of action

can emphasize areas at different depths or even filter

certain depths out. An example is shown in the follow-

ing diagram.

4.7. Time dependent amplification

The plate used in 4.6 can also be used to demonstrate
the time-dependent amplification method that is of­ten employed, particularly in medicinal applications.

The damping visible in the display above is just about

eliminated with the time-dependent amplification set-

tings used in the display below.

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4.8 Frequency dependence of resolution

Two small discontinuities situated close together in a
specially manufactured test body (see section 4.9) can
be used to demonstrate the frequency dependence of
resolution.
The discontinuities are investigated using a 1-MHz and
a 4-MHz transducer and the ability to separate the two
locations is compared for the two frequencies. The
amplitude signals for both frequencies are shown in
the following diagrams. The top one is the display for
the 1-MHz transducer and the lower is for the 4-MHz
transducer.

The software converts the amplitude scan into a two­dimensional brightness display.

At each of the various discontinuities, the focus of the
ultrasonic transducer, the position resolution and im­age errors (such as sound shadows) can all be displayed.

4.10. Time-motion mode (M-mode)

So-called M-mode allows ultrasonic reflections from
moving boundary layers to be displayed. This can be
used, e.g. in an echocardiogram, to investigate the
valves of the heart. The heart itself can be simulated
using the heart valve model (U10029) with a rubber
membrane caused to move by a ball-shaped bellows.

4.9. Manually guided B image

A test body with discontinuities can be used along with
the built-in B-Image software feature to demonstrate
how a B (brightness) image is generated from an am­plitude signal.
The 1-MHz transducer (U10015) is slowly and evenly
guided over the test body as in the following illustra­tion.

The corresponding software option (M-mode) allows
the movements to be shown as a two-dimensional dis­play.

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The M-mode image basically corresponds to a displace-

Cc

TF

=

()

1
2

sin

φ

C

E

L

=

−

+

()−()

ρ

υ

υυ

1

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ment-time graph, so that the speed of movement can
be determined from the rise time.

4.11. Transmission coefficient and transverse

speed of sound

With an experiment set-up like that shown in Figure 2
(transducer in transmission mode attached to a water­filled trough containing a rotatable plate with a speci­fied thickness of 1 cm), by turning the plate it can be
demonstrated that when an ultrasonic wave passes
from a fluid to a solid body at a non-perpendicular
angle, both longitudinal and transverse waves are ex­cited.

Since transverse sound waves are produced by shear­ing and their speed is lower than that of longitudinal
waves, the following regions arise (example with
acrylic):
Angle of incidence 0°: only a peak for longitudinal waves
possibly with multiple reflections
Small angle of incidence (<=10°): multiple reflections
vanish, amplitude decreases
Angle of 10° - 30°: peaks for both longitudinal and
transverse waves
Angle >30°: only transverse waves remain with ampli­tude maxima at an angle of incidence of about 40°.
Amplitude becomes smaller at increasing angles
The amplitude in transmission mode or, by measuring
the transmission in the absence of the plate, the am­plitude transmission coefficient can now be calculated
for both longitudinal and transverse waves (see follow­ing diagram).

Since the transmission of transverse waves through the

plate is greatest at a transmission angle of 45°, the

maximum in the transverse amplitude curve may be

used to determine the angle of incidence Φ and thus

the transverse speed of sound by means of the follow-

ing equation

(7)

where cF is the speed of sound in water (1480 m/s).

Fig. 17 shows the measurement results for a test body

composed of 1 cm thick acrylic. For an amplitude

maximum at 40°, equation (7) gives the speed of trans-

verse waves to be approximately 1600 m/s. The pub-

lished value is 1450 m/s. Determining the angle more

precisely would certainly lead to greater accuracy in

this case.

Separation into longitudinal and transverse amplitudes

is possible due to the differences in time of travel re-

sulting from the large differences in speed of longitu-

dinally and transversely propagated waves. Even with

a plate of only 1 cm thickness, the transverse waves

are sufficiently delayed to be measured (see following

illustration).

The speed of transverse waves allows the shear modu-

lus (torsion modulus) G to be calculated:

G

C

=

T

ρ

(8)

The modulus of elasticity E (Young's modulus) for the

body can be calculated from the longitudinal speed of

sound if the cross-sectional contraction coefficient (υ-

-Poisson number) is known:

(9)

When cross-sectional expansion is negligible (for thin

rods):

E

C

=

L

ρ

(10)

where ρ is always the density of the body

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If cT and cL are known, the Poisson number υ can also
be calculated by means of equation (11):

−

υ

C

C

()

L

=

T

υ

−2112

(11)

4.12. Combination of B image and A scan for
testing materials

To demonstrate the testing of materials, a body with
invisible discontinuities is provided. A manually guided
B image can be used to gain an initial idea of where
the discontinuities lie. The precise coordinates can then
be determined and plotted with the help of an A scan.

5. Technical details

5.1 Ultrasonic echoscope U10010

Frequency range: 1 MHz to 5 MHz
Measuring mode: can be switched between

pulse-echo and
transmission modes

Transmitted signal: Dirac pulse

(<1µs, 10 V – 300 V)
Transmitter power: 0 30 dB, in 10 dB steps
Gain: 0-35 dB, in 5 dB steps
Time-dependent
amplifier: continuously adjustable

threshold, start point, rise time

and duration, up to 30 dB gain
Connections: TGC signal, trigger, NF signal,

HF signal all via BNC

sockets (Var. Ex)
Computer port: Sub D-25 socket on LPT

via male-male cable
Sampling rate: 10 MHz per channel
Dimensions: 256 x 257 x 156 mm
Mains voltage: 115 V / 230 V switchable
Power consumption: max. 20 VA

5.2. Ultrasonic transducer 1 MHz U10015

Dimensions: 65 mm x 27 mm ∅

5.3. Ultrasonic transducer 4 MHz U10017

Dimensions: 65 mm x 27 mm ∅

5.4. Acrylic block with holes U10027

Dimensions: 150 x 80 x 40 mm

5.5 Equipment set for longitudinal and transverse
ultrasound propagation U10020

Sound trough: 200x100x60 mm
Protractor scale: 360°, with 5° divisions
Acrylic plate: 70 x 45 x 10 mm
Dimensions: 104 x 75 x 50 mm

5.6 Aluminum block with protractor scale U10022

Protractor scale: 360°, with 5° divisions
Aluminum block: 70 x 45 x 50 mm
Dimensions: 104 x 75 x 50 mm

5.7. Polyoxymethylene (POM) plate with protractor
scale U10023

Protractor scale: 360°, with 5° divisions
POM plate: 70 x 45 x 10 mm
Dimensions: 104 x 75 x 50 mm

5.8. Reflection plate U10025

Dimensions: 80 x 40 x 10 mm

5.9. Set of 3 cylinders U10026

Dimensions: 40 mm x 40 mm ∅

80 mm x 40 mm ∅
120 mm x 40 mm ∅

5.10. Heart valve model U10029

Dimensions: 160 mm x 70 mm

5.11. Model of a single breast with benign

tumor L55/1

Model breast made of silicon rubber with simulated
benign growth

6. Bibliography

Millner, R.: Ultraschalltechnik – Grundlagen und
Anwendung. Physik-Verlag, 1987
Kuttruff, H.: Physik und Technik des Ultraschalls. S.
Hirzel-Verlag Stuttgart, 1988
Krautkrämer, J., Krautkrämer, H.: Werkstoffprüfung mit
Ultraschall. Springer Verlag, 1968
Weiterführend:
Sutilov, V.A.: Physik des Ultraschalls. Akademie-Verlag,
Berlin, 1984
Morse, P.M., Ingard, K.U.: Theoretical Acoustics.
McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1968

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