Inter-system comparison of site-matched ultrasonic measurements of the calcaneus in-vitro

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 191-202

  Nicholson, P H F ^a,c   Droin, P ^b   Laugier, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UPMC Univ Paris 06   (France)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Calcaneus bone; Speed of sound; Ultrasound attenuation

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; BONE; FREQUENCIES; MINERALS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

BONE MINERAL DENSITY; BROADBAND ULTRASONIC ATTENUATION; CALCANEUS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ULTRASONIC BONE VELOCITY; ULTRASONIC SYSTEMS;

ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BONE MINERAL; CALCANEUS; DISPERSION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING SYSTEM; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TRABECULAR BONE;

EID: 0031170929     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(97)00023-2     Document Type: Article

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