Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 278-284 , April 2008

Bone vibration measurement using ultrasound: Application to detection of hip prosthesis loosening

Received 29 September 2006 ,Revised 24 April 2007 ,Accepted 28 April 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.04.017

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 278-284 , April 2008

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