Chivers R C, Parry R J
J Acoust Soc Am. 1978 Mar;63(3):940-53. doi: 10.1121/1.381774.
A compilation, from the original papers, is presented of the data on the acoustic properties (i.e., velocity and attenuation) of mammalian tissues in the megahertz range of frequencies used in medical ultrasonics. The actual values reported have been quoted to present a clear picture of the current state of knowledge in order to enable it to be assessed and to enable future workers to compare their own results directly. In the 20 years since the last such compilation, the progress in estimating the relative contributions of the animal species, the condition of the tissues, the temperature and frequency at which measurements were made, and the method of measurement to the observed variation has been small. It is hoped that this compilation together with summarizing tables will both be of practical use to the worker in the field and also encourage the establishment of a stronger body of fundamental information for the application of ultrasonics in biology and medicine.
本文从原始论文中汇编了有关哺乳动物组织在医学超声所用兆赫兹频率范围内声学特性（即速度和衰减）的数据。所引用的实际报告值旨在清晰呈现当前的知识状态，以便对其进行评估，并使未来的研究人员能够直接比较他们自己的结果。自上次进行此类汇编以来的20年里，在估计动物种类、组织状况、测量时的温度和频率以及测量方法对观察到的变化的相对贡献方面进展甚微。希望本汇编以及汇总表对该领域的研究人员都具有实际用途，同时也鼓励为超声在生物学和医学中的应用建立更强大的基础信息体系。
