Characterization of center frequency and bandwidth of broadband ultrasound reflected by the articular cartilage to subchondral bone interface

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 112-121

  Saarakkala, Simo ^a,b,c   Wang, Shu Zhe ^a   Huang, Yan Ping ^a   Jurvelin, Jukka S ^b   Zheng, Yong Ping ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Bandwidth; Center frequency; Collagenase; Frequency domain analysis; Osteoarthritis; Quantitative ultrasound; Subchondral bone; Trypsin

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; BANDWIDTH; BONE; COLLAGEN; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; GLYCOPROTEINS; MAMMALS; PHOTODEGRADATION; ULTRASONICS;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; CENTER FREQUENCY; COLLAGENASE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; QUANTITATIVE ULTRASOUNDS; TRYPSIN;

CARTILAGE;

COLLAGEN FIBRIL; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTOMETRY; SOUND INTENSITY;

EID: 78649905496     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.10.015     Document Type: Article

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