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Table 1 Ultrasound velocity in different human tissues

From: The velocity of ultrasound in human primary melanoma tissue - implications for the clinical use of high resolution sonography

Tissue

Frequency

velocity

Temp

 

[MHz]

[m/s]

[°C]

Skin

   

Breast

10.0

1642

27

Face

10.0

1570

27

Fat

2.0

1476

35

Blood

7.5

1586

37

Liver

10.0

1608

37

Bone

0.1

3375

37

  1. Adapted from Goss et al. [9] and Escoffier et al. [10]
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