Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 775-783 , May 2008

A New Method for Evaluation of Fracture Healing by Echo Tracking

  • Juntaro Matsuyama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Isao Ohnishi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Isao Ohnishi, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tokyo, 7–3–1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo, 113–0033, Tokyo, Japan.
    • ,
  • Ryoichi Sakai

      Affiliations

    • Research Laboratory, Aloka Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Masahiko Bessho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Takuya Matsumoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Koichi Miyasaka

      Affiliations

    • Research Laboratory, Aloka Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Akimitsu Harada

      Affiliations

    • Research Laboratory, Aloka Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Satoru Ohashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Kozo Nakamura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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PII: S0301-5629(07)00565-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.11.005

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 775-783 , May 2008

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