Estimation of trabecular bone axis for characterization of cancellous bone using scattered ultrasonic wave

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 37, Issue 5 SUPPL. B, 1998, Pages 3082-3087

  Kitamura, Kiyotaka ^a   Nishikouri, Hidetaka ^a   Ueha, Sadayuki ^a   Kimura, Shigeo ^b   Ohtomo, Naoki ^b  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Aloka Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancellous bone; Frequency response; Multilayered grating model; Osteoporosis; Scattering function; Structural scatterer; Trabecular bone; Ultrasonic diagnosis

Indexed keywords

BONE; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL IMAGING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC SCATTERING;

CANCELLOUS BONE; MULTILAYERED GRATING MODEL; OSTEOPOROSIS; TRABECULAR BONE AXIS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 0032065794     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/jjap.37.3082     Document Type: Article

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