Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 288-294 , February 2010

Numerical Analysis of Uncertainties in Dual Frequency Bone Ultrasound Technique

  • Markus K.H. Malo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    • Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Markus K. H. Malo, Department of Physics, University of Kuopio, POB 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
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  • Janne P. Karjalainen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    • ,
  • Hanna Isaksson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
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  • Ossi Riekkinen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    • ,
  • Jukka S. Jurvelin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    • ,
  • Juha Töyräs

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    • Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland

Received 12 June 2009 ,Revised 29 September 2009 ,Accepted 13 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.10.008

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 288-294 , February 2010

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