Age-Related Ultrasonic Properties of Breast Tissue In vivo

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2265-2271

  Katz Hanani, Ilana ^a   Rothstein, Tamara ^a   Gaitini, Diana ^a,b   Gallimidi, Zahava ^a,b   Azhari, Haim ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Age; Attenuation coefficient; Breast; In vivo; Speed of sound; Through transmission

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; TISSUE;

AGE; ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT; BREAST; IN-VIVO; THROUGH TRANSMISSION;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY;

ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT; BREAST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEED OF SOUND; YOUNG ADULT; ACOUSTICS; AGING; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SOUND;

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; BREAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SOUND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905575918     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: 1879291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2014.03.034     Document Type: Article

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