The frequency dependence of ultrasonic velocity and the anisotropy of dispersion in both freshly excised and formalin-fixed myocardium

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 603-610

  Marutyan, Karen R ^a   Yang, Min ^a   Baldwin, Steven L ^a   Wallace, Kirk D ^a   Holland, Mark R ^a   Miller, James G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Dispersion; Formalin Fixation; Myocardium; Phase velocity

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CARDIOLOGY; CELLS; MUSCLE; PROSTHETICS; TISSUE;

DISPERSION; FORMALIN-FIXATION; MYOCARDIUM; PHASE VELOCITY;

ULTRASONIC VELOCITY;

FORMALDEHYDE;

AMPLIFIER; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISPERSION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART SURGERY; LAMB; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOUND TRANSMISSION; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRASOUND; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FORMALDEHYDE; HEART; SHEEP; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 33645962239     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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