Table 2 Summary of the acoustic properties of soft and bone tissue mimicking materials
Brain Tissue Mimicking Agar Gel Agar 2% (w/v) + Silica Dioxide 1.2% (w/v) + Evaporated Milk 25% (v/v) | Muscle Tissue Mimicking Agar Gel Agar 2% (w/v) + Silica Dioxide 2.1% (w/v) + Evaporated Milk 40% (v/v) | Bone Mimicking Material ABS-M30 (Stratasys Ltd) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Attenuation Coefficient Scatter enhancing agent (dB/cm-MHz) | 0.34 ± 0.04 | 0.59 ± 0.07 | - |
Attenuation Coefficient Absorption enhancing agent (dB/cm-MHz) | 0.25 ± 0.03 | 0.40 ± 0.04 | - |
Attenuation Coefficient Total (dB/cm-MHz) | 0.59 ± 0.05 | 0.99 ± 0.08 | 16.01 ± 6.18 |
Acoustic speed (m/s) | 1485 ± 12 | 1529 ± 13 | 2048 ± 79 |
Mass Density (g/cm3) | 1.05 ± 0.01 | 1.07 ± 0.01 | 1.04 [38] |
Acoustic Impedance(MRayl) | 1.56 ± 0.02 | 1.64 ± 0.02 | 2.13 ± 0.08 |