Ultrasound Speed in Articular Cartilage Under Mechanical Compression

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1755-1766

  Nieminen, Heikki J ^a   Julkunen, Petro ^a,b   Töyräs, Juha ^b   Jurvelin, Jukka S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Finite element modeling; Mechanical indentation; Osteoarthrosis; Ultrasound speed

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADS (FORCES); STRAIN RATE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; MECHANICAL INDENTATION; OSTEOARTHROSIS; ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND SPEED;

ULTRASONICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CADAVER; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOBIOLOGY; ULTRASOUND; VELOCITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CATTLE; COLLAGEN; ELASTICITY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEOGLYCANS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 35448995723     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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