Frequency dependence of tissue attenuation measured by acoustic microscopy

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Abstract
Broadband scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM) has been used to investigate the mechanical properties of sections of tissue with a resolution of around 8 μm. The work reported here extends these results by reporting the frequency dependence of the attenuation coefficient from 100–500 MHz. A discussion of the theory of the measurements is presented. The scanning laser acoustic microscope (SLAM) is used to characterize similar tissue sections at 100 MHz. The data obtained with the two forms of acoustic microscopy are compared with results from the literature.

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