Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 903-911 , June 2009

Correlation of Tibial Low-Frequency Ultrasound Velocity with Femoral Radiographic Measurements and BMD in Elderly Women

  • Mikko Määttä

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Mikko Määttä, Department of Medical Technology, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, 90014 Oulu, Finland.
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  • Petro Moilanen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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  • Patrick Nicholson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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  • Sulin Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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  • Jussi Timonen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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  • Timo Jämsä

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
    • Department of Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland

Received 13 June 2008 ,Revised 3 October 2008 ,Accepted 3 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.12.003

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 903-911 , June 2009

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