The electrical and dielectric properties of human bone tissue and their relationship with density and bone mineral content

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 222-233

  Williams, Paul Allen ^a   Saha, Subrata ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacitance; Density; Electrical properties; Human bone; Resistance

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL CONTENT;

BONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CANCELLOUS BONE; CORTICAL BONE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOISTURE; TIBIA;

AGED; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIBIA;

EID: 0030111202     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02667351     Document Type: Article

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