Dependence of broadband ultrasound attenuation on the elastic anisotropy of trabecular bone

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 212, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 223-227

  Han, S M ^a   Rho, J Y ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Bone mineral density; Broadband ultrasound attenuation; Trabecular structure; Ultrasound velocity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANIMAL; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE DENSITY; CATTLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AGED; ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; CATTLE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

ANISOTROPY; ATTENUATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; ULTRASONIC SCATTERING;

BONE MINERAL DENSITY; BROADBAND ULTRASOUND ATTENUATION; TRABECULAR STRUCTURE;

BONE;

EID: 0031634708     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411981534006     Document Type: Article

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