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Table 4 Contrast-to-speckle ratios at TAP of 5 W and exposure duration of 9 min and 39 s

From: Estimating dynamic changes of tissue attenuation coefficient during high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment

Mode of generating image

CSR at 10 s after the end of treatment

CSR at 10 min after the end of treatment

Attenuation slope algorithm (Δβ image)

0.65

0.49

Attenuation intercept algorithm (Δα0)

0.81

0.48

Conventional B-mode imaging

0.47

0.21

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Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound

ISSN: 2050-5736