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Acoustic Properties of Biological Materials

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The propagation relations for compressional waves in isotropic, elastic media are described and discussed with reference to ultrasonic propagation in biological media. A selected review of experimentally obtained results from tissues, organs and aqueous solutions of biologically pertinent macromolecules is presented.

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    Solomon M. Michaelson , Morton W. Miller , Richard Magin  & Edwin L. Carstensen , ,  & 

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Dunn, F. (1975). Acoustic Properties of Biological Materials. In: Michaelson, S.M., Miller, M.W., Magin, R., Carstensen, E.L. (eds) Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Nonionizing Radiation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0760-0_2

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