Ultrasonic Scattering in Biological Tissues contains 14 chapters written by world-renowned
authorities who describe current work related to theoretical and experimental aspects of …

The attenuation coefficient in two groups (n 1= 70; n 2= 59) of pathologically graded in vitro
human liver specimens was measured over a frequency range from 1.25-8.0 MHz and fitted …

Abstract Graif M, Yanuka M, Baraz M, et al. Quantitative estimation of attenuation in
ultrasound video images: Correlation with histology in diffuse liver disease. Invest Radiol …

Two methods are used to estimate ultrasound attenuation in liver. These were based on
amplitude change and frequency change as a result of depth dependent attenuation …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects more than 30% of Americans, and with
increasing problems of obesity in the United States, NAFLD is poised to become an even …

Ultrasound backscatter and attenuation in the liver were measured in patients with diffuse
liver disease and in 35 volunteers who had no history of liver ailments. Measurements were …

An optically transparent tissue-mimicking (TM) phantom whose acoustic properties are close
to those of tissue was constructed for visualizing therapeutic effects by high intensity focused …

Objective. To assess the feasibility of a new method of measuring the attenuation coefficient
in the liver, which offers less variability of results than the conventional method. Methods …

Estimation of the local attenuation coefficient in soft tissue is important both for clinical
diagnosis and for further analysis of ultrasound B-mode images. However, it is difficult to …

A method for quantitative imaging of ultrasonic backscatter levels has been implemented on
a clinical imager. The method is based on comparing echo signal data from a sample or …