Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1535-1545 , September 2009

Ultrasound Biomicroscopy Imaging for Monitoring Progressive Trypsin Digestion and Inhibition in Articular Cartilage

  • Qing Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Yong-Ping Zheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
    • Research Institute of Innovative Products and Technologies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Zheng Yongping, Ph.D., Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Received 2 October 2008 ,Revised 17 April 2009 ,Accepted 21 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.04.011

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1535-1545 , September 2009

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