Article type :
Review Article
Author :
Karthik R, Mohan N, Ravikumar PT, Saramma Mathew Fenn, Sabitha Gokulraj, Cicilia Subbulakshmi
Volume :
2
Issue :
2
Abstract :
Ultrasonography is being currently used in imaging of various head and neck pathologies owing to its non-invasive nature and has gained wider acceptance in maxillofacial imaging. In this paper we will take a relook of Ultrasonographic imaging in areas such as its historical Background, basic principles, wide array of applications in Maxillofacial pathologies and advantages, disadvantages, Newer techniques in Ultrasonographic Imaging.
Key words: Piezoelectric, Transducer, Fresnel zone, Fraunhofer zone, Reverberation artefact