Sound-tissue interaction: The physical basis of bone ultrasonometry and limitations of existing methods

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 295-301

  Langton, Christian M ^a   Njeh, Christopher F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attenuation; Bone; Ultrasound; Velocity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038897139     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:1:3:295     Document Type: Article

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