Abstract
An integrated approach for the absorption of ultrasound by liquids and tissues is proposed from the solution of a one-dimensional wave equation of propagation. The proposed model explains the square and linear power dependence of absorption on frequency for liquids and tissues, respectively. The study also provides a new index, specific heat ratio (y), in terms of which the physical and the chemical state and thus possibly the pathological state of a tissue can be defined quantitatively.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1711-1718 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of the Acoustical Society of America |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1982 |
Keywords
- 43.35. Bf
- 43.80. Cs
- 87.60. Bi
- PACS numbers
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Acoustics and Ultrasonics