The effects of frequency-dependent attenuation and dispersion on sound speed measurements: applications in human trabecular bone

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 265-273

  Wear, Keith A ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; BONE; ERROR CORRECTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC DISPERSION; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION;

FREQUENCY DEPENDENT ATTENUATION;

ULTRASONIC VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0033896977     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.818770     Document Type: Article

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