"Ultrasonics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A subfield of acoustics dealing in the radio frequency range higher than acoustic SOUND waves (approximately above 20 kilohertz). Ultrasonic radiation is used therapeutically (DIATHERMY and ULTRASONIC THERAPY) to generate HEAT and to selectively destroy tissues. It is also used in diagnostics, for example, ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; and ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, to visually display echoes received from irradiated tissues.
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D014465
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H01.671.031.849
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Mortality over a period of 10 years in patients with peripheral arterial disease. N Engl J Med. 1992 Feb 06; 326(6):381-6.