Ultrasound scattering in cancellous bone

Osteoporosis is a systematic skeletal disease characterised by a reduction of bone mineral density (BMD) and a disruption of bone micro-architecture, leading to enhanced bone fragility and a consequent increase in the risk of fracture, particularly of the spine, wrist and hip; the fracture occurs at...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Uma Sockalingam
Other Authors: Zhang Cishen
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/18982