Open AccessMeasurement of the speed of sound in follicular fluid
Author(s) -
Mark J. Gooding,
D C Barber,
Stephen Kennedy,
J. Alison Noble
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deh591
Subject(s) - follicular fluid , speed of sound , ultrasound , oscilloscope , transducer , sound (geography) , acoustics , follicular phase , transvaginal ultrasound , medicine , materials science , biomedical engineering , nuclear medicine , physics , biology , optics , microbiology and biotechnology , embryo , detector , oocyte
Measurement of ovarian follicles by ultrasound is common practice in fertility treatment. However, the effect of the speed of sound is not taken into account. We present results from a study aimed at measuring this.
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