Measurement of thermal and ultrasonic properties of some biological tissues

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 249-256

  El Brawany, M A ^a   Nassiri, D K ^b   Terhaar, G ^c   Shaw, A ^d   Rivens, I ^c   Lozhken, K ^b  

^a MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological tissue; Speed of sound; Thermal conductivity; Thermal diffusivity; Ultrasonic attenuation

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT; BIOLOGICAL TISSUE; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND; EX-VIVO; FUNCTION OF FREQUENCY; IN-VIVO; MUSCLE TISSUES; POWER-LAW DEPENDENCES; SPEED OF SOUND; SPEED OF SOUNDS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TEMPERATURE RISE; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL PROPERTY MEASUREMENTS; TRANSIENT METHOD; ULTRASONIC ATTENUATION; ULTRASONIC PROPERTIES;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; HISTOLOGY; HYBRID MATERIALS; SKIN; SPEED; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL DIFFUSION; THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOELECTRICITY; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC WAVES; ULTRASONICS;

MUSCLE;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; SKIN; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LINEAR MODELS; MICROSCOPY, ACOUSTIC; MUSCLES; SHEEP; SKIN; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL DIFFUSION; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 67651152632     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900802451265     Document Type: Article

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