Abstract
Although ultrasound has become one of the most widely used and successful techniques for medical diagnosis, the precise physical basis for its use, particularly in cancer investigations, is still not fully understood. It is therefore unlikely that its full potential value has yet been achieved. To this end, and to obtain greater insight as to the potential value of quantitative approaches to tissue characterization, we have investigated the ultrasonic properties of normal and neoplastic human tissuesl,2,3.
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Bamber, J.C., Bush, N.L. (1991). Quantitative Imaging of Acoustical and Histological Properties of Excised Tissues. In: Lee, H., Wade, G. (eds) Acoustical Imaging. Acoustical Imaging, vol 18. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3692-5_3
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