• DocumentCode
    1215064
  • Title

    A Narrowband Pulse-Echo Technique for In Vivo Ultrasonic Attenuation Estimation

  • Author

    Ophir, J. ; McWhirt, R.E. ; Maklad, N.F. ; Jaeger, P.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Radiology, University of Texas Medical School
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1985
  • fDate
    3/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    205
  • Lastpage
    212
  • Abstract
    The principles of a narrowband technique for pulse echo attenuation measurements are presented. Experiments are described which compare the attenuation in tissue-mimicking phantoms, measured by known methods, to the attenuation measured by the present technique. The effects of various experimental parameters on the results are investigated. The attenuation in spleens of canine models and in livers of human volunteers is presented.
  • Keywords
    Acoustic beams; Amplitude estimation; Attenuation measurement; Bandwidth; Frequency domain analysis; Frequency estimation; In vivo; Narrowband; Ultrasonic variables measurement; Wideband; Mathematics; Models, Structural; Models, Theoretical; Transducers; Ultrasonography;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TBME.1985.325530
  • Filename
    4122027