Frequency dependence of apparent ultrasonic backscatter from human cancellous bone

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 667-683

  Hoffmeister, Brent K ^a  

^a RHODES COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPARENT BACKSCATTER; BACKSCATTER SIGNALS; BACKSCATTERED POWER; CANCELLOUS BONE; CENTRE FREQUENCY; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; FREQUENCY DEPENDENT; IN-VITRO; INTEGRATED BACKSCATTER; LINEAR CORRELATION; QUASI-LINEAR; THREE PARAMETERS; ULTRASONIC BACKSCATTER; ZERO FREQUENCY;

BONE; ULTRASONICS;

BACKSCATTERING;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BONE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; ARTIFACTS; BONE AND BONES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 79551706858     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/3/009     Document Type: Article

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