Fall 2026

Advanced Ultrasound Physics

Advanced ultrasound physics covering wave equations, acoustic field calculation, structural and functional imaging methods, and clinical literature review.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Ivan Rosado-Mendez

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B M E/​MED PHYS 573 and 578

MEDPHYS 775

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Fall 2026
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IVAN ROSADO-MENDEZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction2 / 100

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Mathematical and physical foundations of the application of acoustics in diagnostic ultrasound. Derivation of wave equations for mechanical waves in fluids and solids from a continuum mechanics perspective. Diffraction theory and methods for acoustic field calculation (analytic, angular spectrum, simulations). Review of interactions of acoustic waves with biological tissue and methods to measure their acoustic properties. In-depth discussion of methods for structural image formation including ray-line scanning, plane wave compounding, synthetic aperture, coded excitation, and spatial coherent imaging. Introduction to novel functional imaging approach, including ultrafast Doppler, molecular ultrasound, functional ultrasound, and super-resolution imaging. Application of the acquired knowledge to perform a systematic literature review of the state-of-the-art of the field for the solution of a relevant clinical problem.

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Topics

  • Wave equations and continuum mechanics
  • Diffraction theory and acoustic field calculation
  • Acoustic wave interactions with biological tissue
  • Structural image formation techniques
  • Functional and super-resolution imaging

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  • Deriving wave equations from continuum mechanics
  • Acoustic field calculation and diffraction theory
  • Structural image formation methods
  • Functional and super-resolution imaging techniques
  • Systematic literature review for clinical problem solving

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MEDPHYS 775 · Fall 2026

Advanced Ultrasound Physics

Recorded 2026-09-07
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