Spectral ratio method to estimate broadband ultrasound attenuation of cortical bones in vitro using multiple reflections

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 5855-5869

  Zheng, Rui ^a   Le, Lawrence H ^a   Sacchi, Mauricio D ^a   Ta, Dean ^b   Lou, Edmond ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; REFLECTION; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC PROPAGATION;

BROADBAND ULTRASOUND ATTENUATION; CORTICAL BONES; SPECTRAL RATIO METHOD; TRANSVERSE TRANSMISSION MODE;

ULTRASONIC DEVICES;

SILASTIC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BROADBAND ULTRASOUND ATTENUATION; CORTICAL BONE; FEMUR; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; TRANSDUCER;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITOMETRY; FEMUR; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 34748829219     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/19/008     Document Type: Article

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