Abstract
In this paper we report an extension to the TACT method for the estimation of sound speed with a single transducer to any depth. This method is based on the hypothesis that the displacement of the tissue caused by transaxial compression follows a theoretical function which we derive analytically. In this method, as in the original TACT, a transducer imparts an accurate transaxial compression to the tissue, and the corresponding change in the arrival time of an echo at a range of interest is measured. This procedure results in a biased speed estimate whose value is range dependent. The theoretical function is fitted to the experimental estimates, from which the unbiased sound speed is then computed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 269-279 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Ultrasonic Imaging |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1991 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging