Water bath and contact methods in ultrasonic evaluation of bone

Calcified Tissue International

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 26-29

  Hausler K D ^a   Rich, P A ^a   Barry, E B ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contact; Os calcis; Soft tissue; Ultrasound; Water bath

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CALCANEUS; ECHOGRAPHY; HEEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALCANEUS; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE FIXATION; WATER;

EID: 2542508474     PISSN: 0171967X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002239900287     Document Type: Article

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