A method for the estimation of femoral bone mineral density from variables of ultrasound transmission through the human femur

Bone

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-44

  Barkmann, R ^a   Laugier, P ^b   Moser, U ^c   Dencks, S ^a   Padilla, F ^b   Haiat, G ^b   Heller, M ^a   Gluer C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c Sulzer Ltd   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bone density; Bone strength; Femur; Quantitative ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CALCANEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMUR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; SPINE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULTRASOUND;

BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33751507147     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2006.07.010     Document Type: Article

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