Table 1 Elastic constants used for correcting the OA signals in phantom experiments.

From: Virtual craniotomy for high-resolution optoacoustic brain microscopy

Layer

Fluid bottom

Skull 1

Skull 2

Skull 3

Fluid top

Thickness (µm)

Infinite

29

224

27

Infinite

Density (kg/m3)

1000

1969

1055

1969

1000

Longitudinal SOS (m/s)

1505

3476

1886

3476

1505

Volumetric viscosity (mPas)

2.4

10

100

10

2.4

Transverse SOS (m/s)

0

1760

650

1760

0

Shear viscosity (mPas)

1

100

1000

100

1