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Acoustical imaging for medical diagnosis is becoming a reality. This paper is meant to be an engineering analysis of the problem of imaging internal tissue masses and of the systems that might solve it. Because experimental data and experience are meager, it is a rough sort of analysis. However, rough analysis is better than no analysis; it is hoped that the results, though approximate, will provide some insight to the problem and to the solutions.
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Vilkomerson, D. (1972). Analysis of Various Ultrasonic Holographic Imaging Methods for Medical Diagnosis. In: Wade, G. (eds) Acoustical Holography. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8213-7_23
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