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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2001
Applicants:
Lars Hoff, Bekkestua, NO;
Kjell Oygarden, Skarer, NO;
Inventors:
Lars Hoff, Bekkestua, NO;
Kjell Oygarden, Skarer, NO;
Assignee:
Odetect as, Lorenskog, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B008/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Ultrasound measurement of bone quality using nonlinear analysis in combination with or alternatively using shear waves provide improved information about human bone conditions. Surface waves also provide a novel method to estimate shear wave velocity.