Ultrasound evaluation of site-specific effect of simulated microgravity on articular cartilage

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1089-1097

  Wang, Qing ^a   Zheng, Yong Ping ^a   Wang, Xiao Yun ^a   Huang, Yan Ping ^a   Liu, Mu Qing ^a   Wang, Shu Zhe ^a   Zhang, Zong Kang ^a   Guo, Xia ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Simulated microgravity; Site dependence; Surface roughness; Ultrasound biomicroscopy

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; ELECTRIC FREQUENCY CONTROL; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; MEDICINE; MICROGRAVITY; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; RATS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; ULTRASONICS;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; GROUND REACTION FORCES; INTEGRATED REFLECTION COEFFICIENT; MICROGRAVITY ENVIRONMENTS; SIMULATED MICROGRAVITY; SITE DEPENDENCES; ULTRASOUND BIOMICROSCOPY; ULTRASOUND ROUGHNESS INDEX;

CARTILAGE;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMUR CONDYLE; FEMUR HEAD; GRAVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MICROGRAVITY; NONHUMAN; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIMULATION; SPACE FLIGHT; TAIL SUSPENSION TEST; THICKNESS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77953901597     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.04.018     Document Type: Article

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