Methods and device for improving broadband ultrasonic attenuation and speed of sound measurements using anatomical landmarks
US6077224A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/0875
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides for ultrasonic methods and devices that provide for reproducible positioning of an ultrasonic transducer(s) in the heel using anatomic landmarks for broadband ultrasonic attenuation or speed of sound measurements. The invention provides for improved interrogation devices that reproducibly position transducer(s) over an interrogation site in the heel.
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