Imaging ultrasonometry of the calcaneus: Dependence on calcaneal area

Calcified Tissue International

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 24-28

  Damilakis, J ^a   Perisinakis, K ^a   Gourtsoyiannis, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Broadband ultrasound attenuation; Calcaneal area; Calcaneus; Osteoporosis; Speed of sound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033926525     PISSN: 0171967X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00223001091     Document Type: Article

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