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. 2012 Sep;132(3):1319–1324. doi: 10.1121/1.4742725

TABLE I.

Composition and properties of the tissue-mimicking sample used for imaging system BSC estimates.

Number density (g/l) 4.07
Bead type Borosilicate
Sphere diameter range (μm) 39–43
Sound speed of spheres (m/s) 5572
Poisson’s ratio of spheres 0.210
Mass density of spheres (g/ml) 2.38
Background material 2% agar in water, n-propanol
Density of sample (g/ml) 1.00
Sound speed of sample (m/s) 1539
Slope of attenuation coefficient (dB/cm-MHz) 0.1