Ultrasound

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Ultrasound is sound composed of frequencies in excess of 20,000 Hertz (20 kHz). Ultrasound falls outside the range of normal human hearing ability.

Applications

Ultrasound has a variety of applications, including

  • Non-destructive testing (NDT) and non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of materials
  • Medical imaging and tissue characterization
  • Range finding (sonar)
  • Cleaning