Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 588-595 , July 2006

A new method for measurement of bone deformation by echo tracking

  • J. Matsuyama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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  • I. Ohnishi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 3 5800 8656; fax: +81 3 3818 4082.
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  • R. Sakai

      Affiliations

    • Research Laboratory, Aloka Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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  • H. Suzuki

      Affiliations

    • Research Laboratory, Aloka Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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  • A. Harada

      Affiliations

    • Research Laboratory, Aloka Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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  • M. Bessho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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  • T. Matsumoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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  • K. Nakamura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033, Japan

Received 18 February 2005 ,Revised 14 August 2005 ,Accepted 27 September 2005.

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PII: S1350-4533(05)00207-9

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.09.005

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 588-595 , July 2006

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