Table 2 Bovine liver.

Probe	Linear		Convex
Frequency	9 MHz		2.5 MHz		6 MHz
Insertion depth (cm)	SWV (m/s)	CV	SWV (m/s)	CV	SWV (m/s)	CV
0	1.32	1%	1.16	1%	1.27	1%
1	1.53	1%	1.32	1%	1.33	2%
2	2.03	21%	1.26	5%	1.24	1%
3	1.59	48%	1.15	1%	1.37	0%
4	1.06*	25%	1.17	3%	1.40	10%
5	1.41*	61%	1.15	1%	1.26	1%
6	1.26*	31%	1.32	1%	1.27	3%
7	n.m.	n.m.	1.27	1%	1.28	1%
8	n.m.	n.m.	1.53	3%	1.38	3%
9	n.m.	n.m.	1.84	18%	1.36	6%
10	n.m.	n.m.	2.38	46%	1.76	13%
11	n.m.	n.m.	n.m.	n.m.	2.67	71%
12-17	n.m.	n.m.	n.m.	n.m.	n.m.	n.m.
Mean	1.46*		1.41		1.46

Mean shear wave velocities (SWV) and coefficient of variation (CV; standard deviation/mean in %) of different insertion depths, probes and frequencies. *= mean includes misfiring with less than twelve, but six or more successful measurements. N.m.=measurement failed