Application of terahertz imaging to osteoarthritis

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1533-1536

  Pickwell MacPherson, Emma ^a   Kan, W C ^a   Lee, Wing Sze ^b   Wallace, Vincent P ^c   Cheung, W H ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Osteoarthritis and terahertz

Indexed keywords

LIGAMENTS; MICROWAVES; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; CARTILAGE THICKNESSES; OSTEO ARTHRITISES; OSTEOARTHRITIS AND TERAHERTZ; QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES; RABBIT MODELS; TERAHERTZ IMAGES; TERAHERTZ IMAGING; TERAHERTZ PULSED IMAGING;

CARTILAGE;

EID: 57349182642     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2008.4633073     Document Type: Conference Paper

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