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Table 1 Comparison of appearant and corrected Young’s modulus

From: Bias of shear wave elasticity measurements in thin layer samples and a simple correction strategy

Thickness (mm)

Young’s modulus (kPa)

3

6

8

15

30

50

Mean value ± SE

2 % agar

 Appearant

31.8

35.4

49.5

53.7

49.9

52.5

 

 Corrected

59.9

42.2

56.2

54.4

49.9

52.5

52.5 ± 2.5

2.5 % agar

 Appearant

53.2

55.8

67.8

81.0

80.8

84.2

 

 Corrected

132.0

75.4

82.3

83.8

80.8

84.2

89.8 ± 8.5

3 % agar

 Appearant

78.9

93.6

117.3

168.9

181.5

182.2

 

 Corrected

249.2

153.4

167.8

190.8

183.1

181.2

187.6 ± 13.5