Evaluation of a gel-coupled quantitative ultrasound device for bone status assessment

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1219-1228

  Njeh, C F ^a   Chen, M B ^a   Fan, B ^a   Grigorian, M ^a   Shepherd, J A ^a   Saeed, I ^a   Genant, H K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband ultrasound attenuation; Fracture; Osteoporosis; Precision; Quantitative ultrasound; Speed of sound

Indexed keywords

BONE; CORRELATION METHODS; EVALUATION; HEALTH; X RAY ANALYSIS;

MINERAL DENSITY;

ULTRASONICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CALCANEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FRACTURE; GEL; HIP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SPINE;

EID: 0035158216     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2001.20.11.1219     Document Type: Article

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