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The processes responsible for affecting the propagation of an ultrasonic wave as it passes through biological tissue are poorly understood. In large part, the research into this area is at a correlation level as contrasted to a modelling level. In other words, contemporary research is studying the relationships between ultrasonic properties of tissue and other tissue properties in order to elucidate trends. With very few important exceptions, minute information has prevented any successful modelling.
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O’Brien, W.D. (1977). The Role of Collagen in Determining Ultrasonic Propagation Properties in Tissue. In: Kessler, L.W. (eds) Acoustical Holography. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0653-6_3
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