Table II.
Study | Bone State | # | subjects | Marrow present | Receiver array elements | Mean BUA (dB/MHz) | Change | |||
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# | size (mm) | PS | PI | Difference (dB/MHz) | % | |||||
Strelitzki45 | in vitro | 10 | cadaver | Yes | 9 | 5 | 47.9 | 43.5 | 4.4 | 9 |
present | 16 | cadaver | No | 52 | 2 | 22.1 | 17.6 | 4.5 | 20 | |
Petley44 | in vivo | 10 | men and women | Yes | 1* | 5 | ~83 | ~52 | 31.2 | 39 |
Wear46 | 73 | women aged 47 ± 13 yr. | Yes | 52 | 2 | 81.4 | 67.2 | 14.2 | 17 |
Petley et al. used a single receiver of 5 mm diameter to scan a 25 mm diameter area in steps of 1 mm.