scholarly journals Comparison of Fractional Wave Equations for Power Law Attenuation in Ultrasound and Elastography

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 695-703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sverre Holm ◽  
Sven Peter Näsholm
Author(s):  
Peter Straka ◽  
Mark Meerschaert ◽  
Robert McGough ◽  
Yuzhen Zhou

AbstractFractional wave equations with attenuation have been proposed by Caputo [5], Szabo [28], Chen and Holm [7], and Kelly et al. [11]. These equations capture the power-law attenuation with frequency observed in many experimental settings when sound waves travel through inhomogeneous media. In particular, these models are useful for medical ultrasound. This paper develops stochastic solutions and weak solutions to the power law wave equation of Kelly et al. [11].


2014 ◽  
Vol 136 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark M. Meerschaert ◽  
Robert J. McGough

This paper develops new fractional calculus models for wave propagation. These models permit a different attenuation index in each coordinate to fully capture the anisotropic nature of wave propagation in complex media. Analytical expressions that describe power law attenuation and anomalous dispersion in each direction are derived for these fractional calculus models.


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