Finite Amplitude Measurements of the Nonlinear Parameter B/A for Liquid Mixtures Spanning a Range Relevant to Tissue Harmonic Mode

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 620-629

  Wallace, Kirk D ^a   Lloyd, Christopher W ^a   Holland, Mark R ^a   Miller, James G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Finite amplitude method; Liquid mixture; Nonlinear; Nonlinear parameter B A; Sound speed

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; ALCOHOLS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; THERMODYNAMICS;

FINITE AMPLITUDE METHOD; LIQUID MIXTURE; NONLINEAR PARAMETER B/A; SOUND SPEED;

TISSUE;

2 PROPANOL; WATER;

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; LIQUID; MEASUREMENT; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE;

2-PROPANOL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; ULTRASONICS; WATER;

EID: 33947499845     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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