Estimation of in vivo bone strength using ultrasound signals

International Journal of Modern Physics B

Volumn 17, Issue 8-9 I, 2003, Pages 1381-1387

  Nogata, Fumio ^a   Shimamoto, Akira ^b   Habu, Toshihiko ^c  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Division of Mechanical Systems   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRENGTH; CALCULATION; CANCELLOUS BONE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTION; ULTRASOUND; VELOCITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0037763862     PISSN: 02179792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0217979203019034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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