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The fundamental mechanisms of sound propagation are nonlinear. At low frequencies and/or intensities, linearity can usually be assumed but this is often not the case in ultrasonic imaging.
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Muir, T.G. (1980). Nonlinear Effects in Acoustic Imaging. In: Wang, K.Y. (eds) Acoustical Imaging. Acoustical Imaging, vol 9. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3755-3_7
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