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A note on the velocity of ultrasound in living tissue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

C. A. Miles  and
G. A. J. Fursey
C. A. Miles
Affiliation:
Meat Research Institute, Langford, Bristol BS18 7D Y
G. A. J. Fursey
Affiliation:
Meat Research Institute, Langford, Bristol BS18 7D Y
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Summary

The velocity of sound through the limbs of living animals and through tissue excised from carcasses has been measured. The measurements are compared with calibration velocities recommended by the manufacturers of two sonar instruments used to measure the position of tissue boundaries in animals.

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Research Article
Information
Animal Production , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , February 1974 , pp. 93 - 96
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1974

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