Conclusions
The Maxwell model has some interesting properties, only some of which were presented here. It predicts velocity dispersion and a frequency dependent absorption. The latter may be modified by fairly simple patches to the model. Three different speeds of sound are predicted: phase, group, and signal (which turns out to be a constant). Pulse propagation in such a (homogeneous) medium may be analytically calculated.
Direct measurements of skeletal muscle in normal volunteers have shown no more than that the data are consistent with the model, but not conclusively so.
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Leeman, S., Peyman, A. (2002). The Maxwell Model as a Soft Tissue Descriptor. In: Halliwell, M., Wells, P.N.T. (eds) Acoustical Imaging., vol 25. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47107-8_49
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