Quantitative Ultrasound Spectroscopy

Known as: QUS, Quantitative Ultrasound Imaging 
An application of conventional frequency spectroscopic ultrasound data that uses ultrasound backscattered radiofrequency (RF) signals to determine… (More)
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Review
2016
Review
2016
Review of Quantitative Ultrasound: Envelope Statistics and Backscatter Coefficient Imaging and Contributions to Diagnostic Ultrasound
Conventional medical imaging technologies, including ultrasound, have continued to improve over the years. For example, in… (More)
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Quantitative ultrasound of the heel and fracture risk assessment: an updated meta-analysis
Meta-analysis of prospective studies shows that quantitative ultrasound of the heel using validated devices predicts risk of… (More)
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2008
Highly Cited
2008
Quantitative ultrasound in the management of osteoporosis: the 2007 ISCD Official Positions.
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is commonly used in the care of patients for diagnostic classification of osteoporosis… (More)
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Differentiation and characterization of rat mammary fibroadenomas and 4T1 mouse carcinomas using quantitative ultrasound imaging
Scatterer properties like the average effective scatterer diameter and acoustic concentration were determined in vivo using a… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Association of five quantitative ultrasound devices and bone densitometry with osteoporotic vertebral fractures in a population-based sample: the OPUS Study.
UNLABELLED We compared the performance of five QUS devices with DXA in a population-based sample of 2837 women. All QUS… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Association between oxidative stress and bone mineral density.
Free radicals have been shown to be involved in bone resorption in vitro and in rodents. We studied the effect of oxidative… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Ultrasound Velocity of Trabecular Cubes Reflects Mainly Bone Density and Elasticity
Studies have indicated that quantitative ultrasound (QUS) variables may be influenced by the mechanical properties of bone which… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Three quantitative ultrasound parameters reflect bone structure
We investigated whether quantitative ultrasound (QUS) parameters are associated with bone structure. In an in vitro study on 20… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Quantitative ultrasound of the heel: Correlation with densitometric measurements at different skeletal sites
To assess the utility of quantitative ultrasound (QUS) of the heel for osteoporosis screening, we studied a group of 170 early… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Broadband ultrasound attenuation signals depend on trabecular orientation: An in vitro study
Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) techniques have recently been introduced as alternative methods free of ionizing radiation for non… (More)
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