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Information For Contributors. . .1401

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A Multimedia Example . . .1406
Multimedia-zipped

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Call for Front Cover Images . . .1407

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2007 Rayleigh Award of the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society . . .1408

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2007 Achievement Award of the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society . . .1410

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2007 Distinguished Service Award of the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society . . .1411

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2006 Outstanding Paper Award of the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society . . .1412

SPECIAL ISSUE PAPERS

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Introduction to the Special Issue on Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications of Ultrasound in Bone - Part II
P. Laugier, K. A. Wear, K. Waters . . . 1415

2.5 MB

Microelastic Imaging of Bone
K. Raum . . . 1417

311 KB

Ultrasonic Scattering from Cancellous Bone: A Review
K. A. Wear . . . 1432

552 KB

Ultrasonic Characterization of Human Cancellous Bone In Vitro Using Three Different Apparent Backscatter Parameters in the Frequency Range 0.6-15.0 MHz
B. K. Hoffmeister, D. P. Johnson, J. A. Janeski, D. A. Keedy, B. W. Steinert, A. M. Viano, and S. C. Kaste . . . 1442

1.2 MB

Simplified Inverse Filter Tracking Algorithm for Estimating the Mean Trabecular Bone Spacing
K. Huang, D. Ta, W. Wang, and L. H. Le . . . 1453

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Influence of Density, Elasticity, and Structure on Ultrasound Transmission Through Trabecular Bone Cylinders
F. Cavani, G. Giavaresi, M. Fini, L. Bertoni, F. de Terlizzi, R. Barkmann, and V. Canè . . . 1465

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A Method for Improved Standardization of in Vivo Calcaneal Time-Domain Speed-of-Sound Measurements
K. A. Wear . . . 1473

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Effects of Structural Anisotropy of Cencellous Bone on Speed of Ultrasonic Fast Waves in the Bovine Femur
K. Misuno, M. Matsukawa, T. Otani, M. Takada, I Mano, and T. Tsujimoto . . . 1480

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Sensitivity of QUS Parameters to Controlled Variations of Bone Strength Assessed with a Cellular Model
G. Haïat, F. Padilla, and P. Laugie . . . 1488

2 MB

Exploration of Trabecular Bone Nonlinear Elasticity Using Time-of-Flight Modulation
G. Renaud, S. Callé, J.-P. Remenieras, and M. Defontaine . . . 1497

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Application of the Biot Model to Ultrasound in Bone: Direct Problem
Z. E. A. Fellah, N. Sebaa, M. Fellah, F. G. Mitri, E. Ogam, W. Lauriks, and C. Depollier . . . 1508

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Application of the Biot Model to Ultrasound in Bone: Inverse Problem
N. Sebaa, Z. E. A. Fellah, M. Fellah, E. Ogam, F. G. Mitri, C. Depollier, and W. Lauriks . . . 1516

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A New Quality of Bone Ultrasound Research
C.-C. Glüer . . . 1524

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The Clinical Use of Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS) in the Detection and Management of Osteoporosis
D. Hans and M.-A. Krieg . . . 1529

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Ultrasound and the Biomechanical Competence of Bone
P. H. F. Nicholson . . . 1539

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The Measurement of Broadband Ultrasonic Attenuation in Cancellous Bone - A Review of the Science and Technology
C. M. Langton and C. F. Njeh . . . 1546

REGULAR ISSUE LETTERS

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Functionally Graded Piezoelectric Materials for Modal Transducers for Exciting Bulk and Surface Acoustic Waves
J. Yang, Z. Jin, and J. Li . . . 1555

REGULAR ISSUE PAPERS

Medical Ultrasonics

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Parallel Integral Projection Transform for Straight Electrode Localization in 3-D Ultrasound Images
M. Barva, M. Uhercík, J.-M. Mari, J. Kybic, J.-R. Duhamel, H. Liebgott, V. Hlavác, and C. Cachard . . . 1559

1.6 MB

Multifunctional Catheters Combining Intracardiac Ultrasound Imaging and Electrophysiology Sensing
D. N. Stephens, J. Cannata, R. Liu, J. Z. Zhao, K. K. Shung, H. Nguyen, R. Chia, A. Dentinger, D. Wildes, K. E. Thomenius, A. Mahajan, K. Shivkumar, K. Kim, M. O’Donnell, A. Nikoozadeh, O. Oralkan, P. T. Khuri-Yakub, and D. J. Sahn . . . 1570

1.5 MB

Adaptive Clutter Filtering Based on Sparse Component Analysis in Ultrasound Color Flow Imaging
P. Li, X. Yang, D. Zhang, and Z. Bian . . . 1582

1 MB

Monitored Steady-State Excitation and Recovery (MSSER) Radiation Force Imaging Using Viscoelastic Models
F. W. Mauldin, Jr., M. A. Haider, E. G. Loboa, R. H. Behler, L. E. Euliss, T. W. Pfeiler, and C. M. Gallippi . . . 1597

1.3 MB

Viscoelastic Parameter Estimation Based on Spectral Analysis
H. Eskandari, S. E. Salcudean, and R. Rohling . . . 1611

Sensors, NDE, and Industrial Applications

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Short- and Long-Term Stability of Resonant Quartz Temperature Sensors
L. Spassov, V. Gadjanova, R. Velcheva, and B. Dulmet . . . 1626

Physical Acoustics

370 KB

Analysis of Rosen Piezoelectric Transformers with a Varying Cross-Section
H. Xue, J. Yang, and Y. Hu . . . 1632

Surface Acoustic Waves

1.2 MB

Maximum Accuracy Evaluation Scheme for Wireless SAW Delay-Line Sensors
J. H. Kuypers, L. M. Reindl, S. Tanaka, and M. Esashi . . . 1640

Transducers and Transducer Materials

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Excitation of Acoustic Waves from Cylindrical Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Film Confined in a Concentric Wall
M. Toda . . . 1653

REGULAR ISSUE CORRESPONDENCE

381 KB

The Peculiarities of Propagation of the Backward Acoustic Waves in Piezoelectric Plates
B. D. Zaitsev, I. E. Kuznetsova, I. A. Borodina, and A. A. Teplykh . . . 1660

549 KB

Membrane Analogy of the Stevens-Tiersten Equation for Essentially Thickness Modes in Plate Quartz Resonators
W. Zhang, Z. Yang, and J. Yang . . . 1665

REGULAR ISSUE ERRATA

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Errata for "Electron Emission from Ferroelectric Thin Films Enhanced by the Presence of 90° Ferroelectric Domains"
G. Suchaneck, V. S. Vidyarthi, O. Mieth, G. Gerlach, L. Eng, A. V. Solnyshkin, and I. L. Kislova . . . 1669