Title

Statistics of Envelope of High-Frequency Ultrasonic Backscatter from Trabecular Bone: Simulation Study

Journal title

Archives of Acoustics

Yearbook

2010

Volume

vol. 35

Issue

No 3

Authors

Litniewski, Jerzy

Keywords

trabecular bone ; Rayleigh distribution ; scattering ; simulations

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

349-360

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Committee on Acoustics

Date

2010

Type

Artykuły / Articles

Identifier

DOI: 10.2478/v10168-010-0029-x

Source

Archives of Acoustics; 2010; vol. 35; No 3; 349-360

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