Absorption of ultrasound by mammalian ovaries.
The transient thermoelectric method was employed to determine the ultrasonic absorption coefficient of excised bovine, canine, feline, murine, ovine, and porcine ovaries at 1 MHz. The dynamics of the organ yields significant variations with physiological stage and structure. Values ranged from 0.017 cm-1 for the follicle to 0.050 cm-1 for the corpus luteum, largely reflecting macromolecular content. Little interspecies variation was observed.
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D002417:Cattle; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008322:Mammals; D051379:Mice; D010053:Ovary / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013552:Swine; D014463:Ultrasonography