The measurements of ultrasound parameters on calcaneus by two-sided interrogation techniques

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1349-1354

  Chen, Pei Jarn ^a,b   Chen, Tainsong ^a   Lu, Ming Chang ^a   Yao, Wei Jen ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Calcaneus; Osteoporosis; Quantitative ultrasound (QUS); Two sided interrogation techniques; Ultrasound densitometer

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; BONE; DENSITOMETERS; DISEASES; DOSIMETERS; ULTRASONIC DEVICES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BONE THICKNESS; BROADBAND ULTRASOUND ATTENUATION (BUA); OSTEOPOROSIS EVALUATION; ULTRASOUND PARAMETERS;

ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT;

ULTRASONICS;

EID: 19944390221     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 09570233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/16/6/017     Document Type: Article

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