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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ultrasound Med Biol. 2017 Jul 14;43(10):2302–2317. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2017.06.010

Table 1. Skullcap Characteristics.

Table 1 shows the measured dimensions and acoustic properties of the three skullcaps.

Skull # Major Dimensions (mm) Thickness (mm) Acoustic Properties
Long Axis Short Axis Depth Min Max Mean 250 kHz Attenuation (dB/cm) 500 kHz Attenuation (dB/cm) Sound Speed (m/s)
1 161 139 58 2.1 8.5 5.1 ± 1.3 14.4 ± 5.2 20.4 ± 6.6 2063 ± 402
2 173 145 63 3.7 10.4 7.0 ± 1.5 11.4 ± 4.3 11.7 ± 3.4 1991 ± 210
3 183 143 64 2.6 11.1 6.5 ± 1.3 14.6 ± 7.7 14.5 ± 4.5 2340 ± 354