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Section 2: Physics of Ultrasound

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Ultrasonic Formula - Signal Amplitude Gain/Loss Expressed in dB<br />

The dB is a logarithmic unit that describes a ratio <strong>of</strong> two measurements. The<br />

equation used to describe the difference in intensity between two ultrasonic or<br />

other sound measurements is:<br />

where: ∆I is the difference in sound intensity expressed in decibels (dB), P1<br />

and P2 are two different sound pressure amplitude measurements, and the<br />

log is to base 10.

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