chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Fundamentals of Acoustic Propagation -- chapter 3 Ultrasonic Transducers and Arrays -- chapter 4 1A (Amplitude)-Mode and B (Brightness)-Mode Imaging -- chapter 5 Doppler Flow Measurements -- chapter 6 Flow and Displacement Imaging -- chapter 7 Contrast Media and Harmonic Imaging -- chapter 8 Intracavity and High-Frequency (HF) Imaging -- chapter 9 Multidimensional Imaging -- chapter 10 Biological Effects of Ultrasound -- chapter 11 Methods for Measuring Speed, Attenuation, Absorption, and Scattering.