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Investigative Techniques > Microscopy > Microscopy, Acoustic
Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Diagnostic Imaging > Microscopy > Microscopy, Acoustic
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture > Engineering > Optics and Photonics > Microscopy > Microscopy, Acoustic
Natural Science Disciplines > Physics > Optics and Photonics > Microscopy > Microscopy, Acoustic
Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Diagnostic Imaging > Ultrasonography > Microscopy, Acoustic

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Microscopy, Acoustic  

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  • Acoustic Microscopy

Scope note

  • A scientific tool based on ULTRASONOGRAPHY and used not only for the observation of microstructure in metalwork but also in living tissue. In biomedical application, the acoustic propagation speed in normal and abnormal tissues can be quantified to distinguish their tissue elasticity and other properties.

History note

  • 2003

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D033401

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