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waves at all, thus a fluid-filled bladder will appear black or anechoic (i.e., the
transducer did not “hear” any sound waves reflected back). The diaphragm,
however, is highly reflective and appears bright on the screen (Fig. 131.2 ). Each
pixel on the screen is generated in this fashion, thus creating an overall image.