Biological effects of low‐temporal, average‐intensity, pulsed ultrasound
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Bioelectromagnetics
- Vol. 3 (1) , 147-156
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bem.2250030118
Abstract
Studies with both plant and animal tissues show that, when the tissues contain micron‐sized, stabilized gas bodies, pulsed ultrasound can produce damage at very low time‐averaged intensities. However, it is the temporal peak intensity rather than the time‐averaged intensity that is closely correlated with the effects observed. The data suggest that there may be thresholds for damage at peak intensities within an order of magnitude of 10 W/cm2.Keywords
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