BME 581Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Engineering
Subject: Biomedical Engineering

When it runs

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Ultrasound physics, scanning modes, data acquisition schemes, transducer basics, wave-matter interactions; biomedical applications of ultrasound including imaging, flow measurements, microscopy, therapy, drug delivery.

Prerequisites

Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
- BME386 - The Physics of Medical Imaging (0.50)
- PHYS395 - Biophysics of Therapeutic Methods (0.50)
- PHYS396 - Biophysics of Imaging (0.50)

Antirequisites

Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in:
- BME487

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

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Calendar versions

Undergraduate Calendar

2021–22
2024–25
2025–26
2026–27 requisites changed (shown here)
2019–20 and earlier on ucalendar