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A survey is presented of literature data on acoustic parameters of healthy ocular tissues. These data are very rare, therefore, a new research effort, making use of modern signal processing techniques, has been undertaken. The clinical impact of the data, which include sound velocity, attenuation, and acoustic impedance, may be found in the possibility of an absolute estimation of these parameters of suspected tissues if in vivo the involvement of intermediate tissues can be predicted. The experimental techniques employed in this in vitro study are outlined and the accuracy limits are indicated. Some results on animal eyes (pig) are presented.
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Thijssen, J.M. et al. (1983). Acoustic Parameters of Ocular Tissues. In: Hillman, J.S., Le May, M.M. (eds) Ophthalmic Ultrasonography. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 38. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7278-0_56
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