Development of novel ultrasonic bone densitometry using acoustic parameters of cancellous bone for fast and slow waves

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 45, Issue 5 B, 2006, Pages 4700-4702

  Mano, Isao ^a   Horii, Kaoru ^a   Takai, Shinro ^b   Suzaki, Takuji ^c   Nagaoka, Hiroki ^c   Otani, Takahiko ^d  

^a Oyo Electric Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HORIBA LTD   (Japan)

^d DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

2D Imaging; Bone elasticity; Bone mass density; Cancellous bone; Fast wave; Osteoporosis; Slow wave; Ultrasonic bone densitometry

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITOMETERS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SCANNING; TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT;

2D IMAGING; BONE ELASTICITY; BONE MASS DENSITY; CANCELLOUS BONE; FAST WAVE; OSTEOPOROSIS; SLOW WAVE; ULTRASONIC BONE DENSITOMETRY;

BONE;

EID: 33744489604     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.45.4700     Document Type: Article

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