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US20080125653A1

Density and porosity measurements by ultrasound

University of Texas System

Abstract

The present invention is an apparatus, method and system for determining cancellous or cortical bone density, cortical bone thickness, bone strength, bone fracture risk, bone architecture and bone quality by acoustically coupling an ultrasound transducer to nearby skin over a bone, reflecting one …

University
University of Texas System
Assignee
Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System
Inventor
Peter P. Antich
Priority date
November 27, 2006
Filing date
November 27, 2006
Publication date
May 29, 2008
Language
en
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