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This type of medical ultrasound scanning is done by sending multiple lines of sound through the body using an array of electronically activated crystals firing in specific sequences:  real-time duplex imaging amplitude Doppler continuous wave

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This type of medical ultrasound scanning is done by sending multiple lines of sound through the body using an array of electronically activated crystals firing in specific sequences:  real-time duplex imaging amplitude Doppler continuous wave

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The type of medical ultrasound scanning that is done by sending multiple lines of sound through the body using an array of electronically activated crystals firing in specific sequences is known as real-time ultrasound scanning.

Here's a step-by-step explanation:

  1. In real-time ultrasound scanning, an array of electronically activated crystals is used. These crystals can generate sound waves when an electric current is applied to them.

  2. These crystals are fired in specific sequences to send multiple lines of sound through the body.

  3. The sound waves bounce back when they hit different tissues in the body, and these echoes are picked up by the same crystals that sent the sound waves.

  4. The time it takes for the echoes to return is measured and used to calculate the distance of the tissue from the ultrasound probe (since the speed of sound in the body is known).

  5. This information is used to generate a real-time image of the inside of the body, which can be observed on a monitor.

  6. This method allows for continuous monitoring and observation of moving structures in the body in real time, hence the name "real-time" ultrasound scanning.

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