Applicability of finite-difference time-domain method to simulation of wave propagation in cancellous bone

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

Volumn 45, Issue 9 A, 2006, Pages 7186-7190

  Nagatani, Yoshiki ^a   Imaizumi, Hirotaka ^a   Fukuda, Takashi ^a   Matsukawa, Mami ^a   Watanabe, Yoshiaki ^a   Otani, Takahiko ^a  

^a DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancellous bone; Fast wave; Slow wave; Three dimensional elastic FDTD method; X ray CT

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; VOLUME FRACTION;

CANCELLOUS BONES; FAST WAVES; SLOW WAVES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ELASTIC FDTD METHOD; X-RAY CT;

WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 33749018190     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.45.7186     Document Type: Article

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