Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 8 , Pages 952-958 , October 2009

Time-frequency analysis to detect bone fracture in impact biomechanics. Application to the thorax

  • F. Gabrielli

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Biomecanique Appliquee, UMRT 24 INRETS, 13916 Marseille Cedex 20, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33 4 91658000; fax: +33 4 91658019.
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  • D. Subit

      Affiliations

    • University of Virginia, Center for Applied Biomechanics, 1011 Linden Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22902, USA
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  • E. Ogam

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Mecanique et d’Acoustique, UPR CNRS 7051, 13402 Marseille Cedex 20, France
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  • P. Guillemain

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Mecanique et d’Acoustique, UPR CNRS 7051, 13402 Marseille Cedex 20, France
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  • R.W. Kent

      Affiliations

    • University of Virginia, Center for Applied Biomechanics, 1011 Linden Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22902, USA
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  • C. Masson

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Biomecanique Appliquee, UMRT 24 INRETS, 13916 Marseille Cedex 20, France

Received 27 March 2009 ,Accepted 19 May 2009.

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PII: S1350-4533(09)00120-9

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.05.007

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 8 , Pages 952-958 , October 2009