Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 912-919 , June 2009

In vivo Performance Evaluation of Bi-Directional Ultrasonic Axial Transmission for Cortical Bone Assessment

  • M. Talmant

      Affiliations

    • Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, Laboratoire d'Imagerie Paramétrique, Paris, France
    • CNRS LIP UMR7623, Paris, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Maryline Talmant, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, Laboratoire d'Imagerie Paramétrique CNRS UMR 7623, 15 rue de l'Ecole de Médecine, F-75006 Paris, France.
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  • S. Kolta

      Affiliations

    • Centre d'Evaluation des maladies Osseuses, Hopital Cochin, Paris, France
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  • Ch. Roux

      Affiliations

    • Centre d'Evaluation des maladies Osseuses, Hopital Cochin, Paris, France
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  • D. Haguenauer

      Affiliations

    • Service de Gérontologie, Hopital Sainte Périne, Paris, France
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  • I. Vedel

      Affiliations

    • Service de Gérontologie, Hopital Sainte Périne, Paris, France
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  • B. Cassou

      Affiliations

    • Service de Gérontologie, Hopital Sainte Périne, Paris, France
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  • E. Bossy

      Affiliations

    • Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, Laboratoire d'Imagerie Paramétrique, Paris, France
    • CNRS LIP UMR7623, Paris, France
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  • P. Laugier

      Affiliations

    • Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, Laboratoire d'Imagerie Paramétrique, Paris, France
    • CNRS LIP UMR7623, Paris, France

Received 24 July 2008 ,Revised 24 November 2008 ,Accepted 10 December 2008.

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PII: S0301-5629(08)00598-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.12.008

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 912-919 , June 2009

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