Dependence of ultrasonic attenuation on bone mass and microstructure in bovine cortical bone

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 347-355

  Sasso, Magali ^a   Haïat, Guillaume ^a   Yamato, Yu ^b   Naili, Salah ^a   Matsukawa, Mami ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^b HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bone microstructure; BUA; Cortical bone; Frequency dependent attenuation; QUS techniques; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AXIAL COMPRESSION; MICROSTRUCTURE; VISCOELASTICITY; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BOVINE CORTICAL BONE; BROADBAND ULTRASONIC ATTENUATION; MASS DENSITY; POROTIC MICROSTRUCTURE; WAVE SPEED ANALYSIS;

BONE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE FRAGILITY; BONE MASS; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; BONE AND BONES; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGAN SIZE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 38149065193     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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