Strain-Dependent Modulation of Ultrasound Speed in Articular Cartilage Under Dynamic Compression

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1177-1184

  Lötjönen, Pauno ^a   Julkunen, Petro ^b   Töyräs, Juha ^a,b   Lammi, Mikko J ^a   Jurvelin, Jukka S ^a,b   Nieminen, Heikki J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Collagen; Elastography; Finite element modeling; Mechanical indentation; Osteoarthrosis; Ultrasound speed; Void ratio

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; ELASTOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; MECHANICAL INDENTATION; OSTEOARTHROSIS; ULTRASOUND SPEED; VOID RATIO;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; CARTILAGE; CEMENTS; COLLAGEN; ERRORS; LIGAMENTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MODULATION; SPEED; STRAIN RATE; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION;

ULTRASONICS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; COMPRESSION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTIC FIBER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; VELOCITY; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CATTLE; ELASTICITY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 67649216601     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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