Dual-frequency ultrasound technique minimizes errors induced by soft tissue in ultrasound bone densitometry

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1038-1041

  Karjalainen, J ^a   Toyras J ^b   Rikkonen, T ^b   Jurvelin, J S ^b   Riekkinen, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bone; Diagnostics; Dual frequency ultrasound; Fracture; Osteoporosis; Soft tissue

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; BONE; ERRORS; MEASUREMENTS; REFLECTION; RELAY CONTROL SYSTEMS; TISSUE; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASONICS;

ABSORPTIOMETRY; BONE DENSITIES; BONE ULTRASOUNDS; DIAGNOSTICS; DISTAL FEMURS; DUAL-FREQUENCY; DUAL-FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND; IN-VIVO; OSTEOPOROSIS; REFLECTION COEFFICIENTS; SOFT TISSUE; SOFT TISSUES; TISSUE COMPOSITIONS; TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS; ULTRASOUND BACKSCATTERINGS; ULTRASOUND BONES; ULTRASOUND MEASUREMENTS;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 54349118423     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850802325982     Document Type: Article

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