The measurement of broadband ultrasonic attenuation in cancellous bone - A review of the science and technology
The measurement of broadband ultrasonic attenuation in cancellous bone - A review of the science and technology
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DOI：
10.1109/tuffc.2008.831
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发表时间：
2008-07-01
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3.6
通讯作者：
Njeh, Christopher F.
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作者：
Langton, Christian M.;Njeh, Christopher F.
1984年首次描述了跟骨松质骨中宽带超声衰减（BUA）的测量。BUA对骨质疏松症的评估最近被英国大学认可，在其EurekaUK书籍中，作为过去50年来“改变世界的英国大学100项发现和发展”之一，涵盖了从艺术和人文到科学和技术的整个学术领域。实际上，BUA技术已经过临床验证，并在全球范围内使用，至少有七种商业系统提供跟骨BUA测量。然而，仍然缺乏对BUA对松质骨的材料和结构特性的依赖性的基本理解。本文旨在提供一个科学和技术为导向的角度应用BUA的医学疾病骨质疏松症。
The measurement of broadband ultrasonic attenuation (BUA) in cancellous bone at the calcaneus was first described in 1984. The assessment of osteoporosis by BUA has recently been recognized by Universities UK, within its EurekaUK book, as being one of the "100 discoveries and developments in UK Universities that have changed the world" over the past 50 years, covering the whole academic spectrum from the arts and humanities to science and technology. Indeed, BUA technique has been clinically validated and is utilized worldwide, with at least seven commercial systems providing calcaneal BUA measurement. However, a fundamental understanding of the dependence of BUA upon the material and structural properties of cancellous bone is still lacking. This review aims to provide a science- and technology-orientated perspective on the application of BUA to the medical disease of osteoporosis.