Attenuation refers to the decrease in the intensity of the ultrasound waves as they pass through tissues, measured in decibels percentimetre. Attenuation results from absorption, reflection, scattering and beam divergence. In most tissues the attenuation increases approximately linearly with the frequency of the ultrasound.
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