Non-invasive bone quality assessment using quantitative ultrasound imaging and acoustic parameters

YX Qin, W Lin, Y Xia, E Mittra, C Rubin… - … of the Quality of Bone and …, 2007 - Springer
Musculoskeletal complications, ie, osteoporosis, affect not only bone's mineral density, but
also quality. Early diagnosis of such poor bone quality leads to prompt treatment and thus …

Noninvasive ultrasound imaging for bone quality assessment using scanning confocal acoustic diagnosis, μCT, DXA measurements, and mechanical testing

YX Qin, Y Xia, W Lin, E Mittra, C Rubin… - … Conference on Medical …, 2008 - Springer
Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by decreased bone mass and progressive
deterioration of the microstructure, affecting both mineral density and bone's fragility. Current …

Non-invasive assessment of bone quality and quantity using confocal acoustic scanning on ex-vivo trabeculae

YX Qin, E Mittra, W Lin, Y Xia… - Proceedings of the …, 2002 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Conclusive evidence indicates that osteopenia occurs due to a lack of physical activity in the
skeleton such as in microgravity and long-term bed rest. Early diagnosis of these skeletal …

Assessment of trabecular bone quality in human cadaver calcaneus using scanning confocal ultrasound and dual x‐ray absorptiometry (DEXA) measurements

Y Qin, Y Xia, W Lin, C Rubin, B Gruber - The Journal of the Acoustical …, 2004 - pubs.aip.org
Microgravity and aging induced bone loss is a critical skeleton complication, occurring
particularly in the weight‐supporting skeleton, which leads to osteoporosis and fracture …

Characterization of human trabecular bone quantity and quality using confocal acoustic scanning

Y Xia, W Lin, A Chadha, C Reardon… - Proceedings of the …, 2002 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The objective of this work is to evaluate the newly developed scanning confocal acoustic
diagnostic (SCAD) system in the assessment of bone mineral density (BMD) of human …

Bone properties as estimated by mineral density, ultrasound attenuation, and velocity

J Töyräs, H Kröger, JS Jurvelin - Bone, 1999 - Elsevier
Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) analysis of bone has been suggested to have a level of
performance equal to dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for the assessment of fracture …

Longitudinal assessment of human bone quality using scanning confocal quantitative ultrasound

YX Qin, Y Xia, W Lin, J Cheng, J Muir… - The Journal of the …, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
Microgravity and aging induced bone loss is a critical skeleton complication occurred
particularly in the weight‐supporting skeleton, which leads to osteoporosis and fracture …

Prediction of trabecular bone qualitative properties using scanning quantitative ultrasound

YX Qin, W Lin, E Mittra, Y Xia, J Cheng, S Judex… - Acta astronautica, 2013 - Elsevier
Microgravity induced bone loss represents a critical health problem in astronauts,
particularly occurred in weight-supporting skeleton, which leads to osteopenia and increase …

Ability of ultrasound backscattering to predict mechanical properties of bovine trabecular bone

MA Hakulinen, J Töyräs, S Saarakkala… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2004 - Elsevier
Ultrasound (US) backscatter measurements have been proposed for the quantitative
evaluation of bone quality. In this study, we explored the ability of broadband US backscatter …

In vitro and in vivo assessment of ultrasound parametric images of bone

P Laugier, P Droin, B Fournier, G Berger - Acoustical Imaging, 1995 - Springer
Quantitative ultrasound techniques were introduced 10 years 1 ago as a new tool for the
assessment of skeletal status in osteoporosis. Bone densitometry based on X-ray (Dual X …