Shear waves and sound attenuation in underwater waveguides

2021 ◽  
Vol 149 (5) ◽  
pp. 3586-3598
Author(s):  
Oleg A. Godin
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Flé ◽  
Guillaume Gilbert ◽  
Pol Grasland-Mongrain ◽  
Guy Cloutier

AbstractQuantitative mechanical properties of biological tissues can be mapped using the shear wave elastography technique. This technology has demonstrated a great potential in various organs but shows a limit due to wave attenuation in biological tissues. An option to overcome the inherent loss in shear wave magnitude along the propagation pathway may be to stimulate tissues closer to regions of interest using alternative motion generation techniques. The present study investigated the feasibility of generating shear waves by applying a Lorentz force directly to tissue mimicking samples for magnetic resonance elastography applications. This was done by combining an electrical current with the strong magnetic field of a clinical MRI scanner. The Local Frequency Estimation method was used to assess the real value of the shear modulus of tested phantoms from Lorentz force induced motion. Finite elements modeling of reported experiments showed a consistent behavior but featured wavelengths larger than measured ones. Results suggest the feasibility of a magnetic resonance elastography technique based on the Lorentz force to produce an shear wave source.


1993 ◽  
Vol 162 (3) ◽  
pp. 529-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Wu ◽  
Z.W. Qian ◽  
D. Shao

1966 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 541-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Purushothama

AbstractIt has been shown that uncoupled surface waves of SH type can be propagated without any dispersion in an electrically conducting semi-infinite elastic medium provided a uniform magnetic field acts non-aligned to the direction of wave propagation. In general, the velocity of propagation will be slightly greater than that of plane shear waves in the medium.


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