Ultrasonic characterization of cancellous bone using apparent integrated backscatter

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2715-2727

  Hoffmeister, B K ^a   Jones III, C I ^a   Caldwell, G J ^a   Kaste, S C ^b  

^a RHODES COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); NATURAL FREQUENCIES; TISSUE; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS;

APPARENT INTEGRATED BACKSCATTERING; CANCELLOUS BONES; CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; SOFT TISSUES;

BONE;

ANATOMY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CANCELLOUS BONE; COW; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; BONE MARROW; CATTLE; SCATTERING, RADIATION; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 33744794297     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/51/11/002     Document Type: Article

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