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The effects of tissue velocity changes on acoustical interfaces.
Author(s) -
Pierce G,
Golding R H,
Cooperberg P L
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.1982.1.5.185
Subject(s) - medicine , interface (matter) , ultrasonic sensor , acoustics , anatomy , radiology , composite material , physics , materials science , capillary number , capillary action
Three case reports illustrate the changes in a distal acoustic interface after transmission of an ultrasonic beam through a tissue containing two different tissue velocities. The "break" created in the distal interface should be recognized and should not be interpreted as representing a pathologic change.