TTK13 Course page

Welcome to TTK13 2021!

TTK13 Ultrasound instrumentation is a 3.75 credit specialization course, part of the Ultrasound Technology study program. The course is hosted at the Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging (ISB), NTNU.

TTK13 introduces the students to ultrasound technology by using problems, experiments, and discussion. It presents the main components of an ultrasound scanner and the key concepts that make ultrasound imaging possible. The course is organized in 9-10 weekly sessions of 2 hours. The students are expected to spend a similar amount of time individually to assimilate the concepts introduced during the course.

TTK13 follows the philosophy learning by doing: students face practical questions and are guided to the answers with the help of simulations and lab experience. The students are encouraged to play with the provided code. The course material is based on MATLAB.

Below you’ll find links to the semester plan, exercises, slides from previous years, and related literature.

This year will have the following course instructors:

1. Thomas Grønli (thomas.gronli@ntnu.no)

2. Stefano Fiorentini (stefano.fiorentini@ntnu.no)

3. Sigurd V. Wifstad (sigurd.v.wifstad@ntnu.no)

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Physics
• Beamforming
  • Focusing and Steering
  • Electronic focusing I
  • Electronic focusing II
  • Multi Focus Imaging (MFI) and Dynamic Receive Focusing (DRF)
  • Apodization
  • Expanding Aperture
• Transducers
  • Piezoelectricity
  • Transducer design
  • Grating lobes
• Architecture
• Safety

Schedule

Below you will find the plan for the semester.

Note

Where:

• Meeting room AHM 31, 3rd floor AHL-Center, St. Olav Hospital

• Ultrasound lab, 3rd floor AHL-Center, St. Olav Hospital

When: 10:15 AM - 12:00 AM

Map by MazeMap

Date	Lecture	Instructor
Sep	Lab intro	Thomas Grønli
Sep	Ultrasound Physics I	Thomas Grønli
Sep	Ultrasound Physics II	Thomas Grønli
Sep	Beamforming I	Stefano Fiorentini
Sep	Beamforming II	Stefano Fiorentini
Oct	Transducers	Sigurd V. Wifstad
Oct	Architecture	Thomas Grønli
Oct	Lab session & Safety	Thomas Grønli
Nov	Review	Thomas Grønli & Stefano Fiorentini

Literature