Bioacoustics and Therapeutic Ultrasound

4 credits

Principles of bioacoustics with applications to biomedical ultrasound, presented from an engineering viewpoint. Introduces principles of sound propagation, reflection, transmission, refraction, absorption, and bioeffects due to tissue interaction. Covers clinical applications, technology, and techniques and tools in modern therapeutic ultrasound procedures and devices. Discusses current challenges and opportunities in therapeutic ultrasound. Prerequisite: differential, integral, and introductory multivariable calculus (MATH 126 or equivalent); mechanics (PHYS 121 or equivalent); and introductory electromagnetism (PHYS 122 or equivalent); recommended: experience or coursework in wave mechanics (PHYS 123 or equivalent); experience with signal processing; linear systems; Fourier transforms; differential equations; linear algebra; and programming (MATLAB, Python, or similar).