Quantitative arthroscopic ultrasound evaluation of living human cartilage

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 213-216

  Hattori, Koji ^a   Takakura, Yoshinori ^a   Ishimura, Masao ^a   Habata, Takashi ^a   Uematsu, Kota ^a   Ikeuch, Ken ^b  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DIAGNOSIS; JOINTS (ANATOMY);

KNEE JOINTS; WAVELET MAPS;

ULTRASONICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGENERATION; RELIABILITY; TIME; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 1142297531     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2003.11.005     Document Type: Article

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