Longitudinal quality control methodology for the quantitative ultrasound Achilles+ in clinical trial settings

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 788-795

  Hans, D ^a   Wacker, W ^b   Genton, L ^a   Paris, E ^c   Le Floch, C ^d   Slosman, D ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS   (United States)

^c Synarc Inc   (Denmark)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES INTERNATIONALES SERVIER   (France)

Author keywords

Broadband ultrasound attenuation; Phantom; Quality control; Quantitative ultrasound; Speed of sound

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEVICE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ULTRASOUND; SOUND; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASOUND;

BONE AND BONES; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE DESIGN; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036821093     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980200109     Document Type: Article

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