Ultrasound imaging sends out (emits) high-frequency sound waves, directed at the tissue being examined, and recording the reflected sound or echoes to create an image.
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In medicine, ultrasound is used to produce images of structures within the body. Technicians use machines that electrically stimulate a piezoelectric crystal to produce ultrasonic waves.
