Ultrasound velocity and broadband attenuation over a wide range of bone mineral density

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 291-296

  Han, S ^a   Rho, J ^a   Medige, J ^a   Ziv, I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

BMD; Broadband ultrasound attenuation: cancellous bone; Osteoporosis; Ultrasound velocity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CANCELLOUS BONE; CATTLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0029761730     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01623387     Document Type: Article

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