Measurement of velocity and attenuation of shear waves in bovine compact bone using ultrasonic spectroscopy

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 129-134

  Wu, Junru ^a   Cubberley, Frances ^a  

^a University of Vermont   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation coefficient; Compact bone; Phase velocliy; Shear waves; Ultrasonic spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ATTENUATION; BONE; ELASTIC WAVES; MEASUREMENTS; ULTRASONIC WAVES;

ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT; COMPACT BONE; PHASE VELOCITY; POLYMER SYNTHESIZING MATERIALS; ULTRASONIC SPECTROSCOPY;

SPECTROSCOPY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BONE; CANCELLOUS BONE; CATTLE; ECHOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; CATTLE;

EID: 0031058387     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(96)00184-6     Document Type: Article

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