Ultrasonic propagation properties (at 100 MHz) in liver of rat exposed to ethanol or carbon tetrachloride

P. Tiernan, K. McCauley, T. Hebner, J. Erdman, W. D. O'Brien

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Abstract

The ultrasonic propagation properties of the livers of rats exposed for five weeks to ethanol or carbon tetrachloride were examined. The lipid concentration nearly doubled for both treatments while protein content remained unchanged. The attenuation coefficient and speed in 51 samples were measured at 100 MHz with the scanning laser acoustic microscope. In the ethanol groups an increase of the attenuation coefficient (76%) and a decrease of speed (1.3%) compared to the pair-fed controls were observed. In the CCl4 study there was a 46% increase of the attenuation coefficient and a 0.7% decrease of speed. Results were significant to 5% according to the student's t-test.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationBiomedical Engineering Perspectives
Subtitle of host publicationHealth Care Technologies for the 1990's and Beyond
PublisherPubl by IEEE
Pages299-300
Number of pages2
Editionpt 1
ISBN (Print)0879425598
StatePublished - 1990
EventProceedings of the 12th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society - Philadelphia, PA, USA
Duration: Nov 1 1990Nov 4 1990

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Numberpt 1
ISSN (Print)0589-1019

Other

OtherProceedings of the 12th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
CityPhiladelphia, PA, USA
Period11/1/9011/4/90

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Health Informatics

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