An ultrasound tech is trying to identify an object, but the machine is broken and is not sending out the sound wave. Which statement best describes this situation?

Ultrasound imaging starts when the machine sends a sound wave into the body. If the machine is not sending out the wave, there is no sound wave to reflect off the object, so no echoes return to be received. Therefore, the best description is that the sound wave will not be generated, so there will be no echoes received.

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