ULTRASONIC-ATTENUATION AND VELOCITY IN BONE

被引:111
作者
EVANS, JA
TAVAKOLI, MB
机构
[1] Dept. of Med. Phys., Leeds Univ., Leeds Gen. Infirmary
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10.1088/0031-9155/35/10/004
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R318 [生物医学工程];
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0831 ;
摘要
The measurement of attenuation and velocity of ultrasound in cancellous bovine femora has been studied. The dependence of both attenuation between 0.2 and 0.8 MHz and velocity on the bone density has been measured. The results show a correlation coefficient of around 0.5 for attenuation and density, and a value of roughly 0.85 for velocity and density. The clinical consequences for the use of low frequency ultrasound as a diagnostic tool in bone disease are discussed.
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