The characterization of broadband ultrasound attenuation and fractal analysis by biomechanical properties

Bone

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 497-504

  Rho, Jae ^a,b   Flaitz, D ^c   Swarnakar, V ^d   Acharya, R S ^d  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c the State University of New York   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical properties; Bone mass; Bone structure; Broadband ultrasound attenuation; Cancellous bone; Fractal dimension

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MASS; BONE STRUCTURE; CANCELLOUS BONE; CATTLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; TIBIA; ULTRASOUND; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOPHYSICS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; CATTLE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FRACTALS; HUMANS;

EID: 0030919358     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S8756-3282(97)00022-7     Document Type: Article

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