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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ultrasound Med Biol. 2011 Jun 16;37(8):1230–1239. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2011.05.013

Table 1.

Expected and measured dimensions for the inclusions in the phantoms

Expected Measured
# of inclusions φ (mm) D (mm) Area (mm2) Fig. # of inclusions φ (mm) D (mm) Area (mm2)
1 2 - 3.1 3(a) NV(a) NV(a) - NV(a)
1 3 - 7.1 3(a) NV(a) NV(a) - NV(a)
1 4 - 12.6 3(a) 1 5.0±1.2 - 19
1 5 - 19.6 3(a) 1 5.5±0.4 - 20
1 7 - 38.5 3(a) 1 8.5±0.7 - 54
1 8 - 50.3 3(a) 1 9.0±0.5 - 56
2 5 0 39.2 3(b) 1 5.1±0.8 0 64
2 5 2.5 39.2 3(b) 2 5.7±1.2 2 47
2 5 5 39.2 3(b) 2 6.8±1.6 5 41
2 5 9 39.2 3(b) 2 6.9±1.4 10 49
4 5 5 78.4 3(c) 1 17.9±2.4 0 131
4 5 9 78.4 3(c) 4 7.3±2.0 8.5 102
4 5 15 78.4 3(c) 4 5.7±1.2 13.5 83
(a)

The inclusion was not visible