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Ultrasonic tissue characterization of tumor tissue is important for two reasons; first that the acoustic parameters provide the physical mechanical properties not determinable by for example, optical microscopy, and second that such data provides information for understanding echographic imaging.
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Saijo, Y., Sasaki, H. (1996). High Frequency Acoustic Properties of Tumor Tissue. In: Dunn, F., Tanaka, M., Ohtsuki, S., Saijo, Y. (eds) Ultrasonic Tissue Characterization. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68382-7_12
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