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a 1.2- MHz ultrasonic beam is used to scan body tissue. if the speed of sound in a certain tissue is 1540m/s?

and the limit of resolution is one wavelength what size is the smallest detail that can be resolved?

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1. wavelength * frequency = speed. wavelength = (1540 m/s) / (1.2x10^6 Hz) = 0.001283 meters = 1.283 mm