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Information For Contributors. . .1165

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A Multimedia Example . . .1170
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Call for Front Cover Images . . .1171

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2006 Rayleigh Award of the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society . . .1172

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2006 Achievement Award of the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society . . .1173

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2006 Distinguished Service Award of the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society . . .1174

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2005 Outstanding Paper Award of the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society . . .1176

SPECIAL ISSUE PAPERS

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Introduction to the Special Issue on Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications of Ultrasound in Bone - Part I
P. Laugier, K. A. Wear, K. Waters . . . 1177

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Instrumentation for In Vivo Ultrasonic Characterization of Bone Strength
P. Laugier . . . 1179

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A Device for In Vivo Measurements of Quantitative Ultrasound Variables at the Human Proximal Femur
R. Barkmann, P. Laugier, U. Moser, S. Dencks, M. Klausner, F. Padilla, G. Haïat, and C.-C. Glüer . . . 1197

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Ultrasound Simulation in Bone
J. J. Kaufman, G. Luo, and R. S. Siffert . . . 1205

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Development of a Numerical Cancellous Bone Model for Finite-Difference Time-Domain Simulations of Ultrasound Propagation
A. Hosokawa . . . 1219

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The Correlation Between the SOS in Trabecular Bone and Stiffness and Density Studied by Finite-Element Analysis
L. Goossens, J. Vanderoost, S. Jaecques, S. Boonen, J. D’hooge, W. Lauriks, and G. Van der Perre . . . 1234

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Ultrasonic Monitoring of Bone Fracture Healing
V. C. Protopappas, M. G. Vavva, D. I. Fotiadis, and K. N. Malizos . . . 1243

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Ultrasonography in Dentistry
S. R. Ghorayeb, C. A. Bertoncini, and M. K. Hinders . . . 1256

488 MB

Development of a Method for Ultrasound-Guided Placement of Pedicle Screws
M. Mujagic, H. J. Ginsberg, and R. S. C. Cobbold . . . 1267

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Ultrasonic Guided Waves in Bone
P. Moilanen . . . 1277

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Topography of Acoustical Properties of Long Bones: From Biomechanical Studies to Bone Health Assessment
A. Tatarinov and A. Sarvazyan . . . 1287

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Distribution of Hydroxyapatite Crystallite Orientation and Ultrasonic Wave Velocity in Ring-Shaped Cortical Bone of Bovine Femur
Y. Yamato, M. Matsukawa, H. Mizukawa, T. Yanagitani, K. Yamazaki, and A. Nagano . . . 1298

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Model-Based Estimation of Quantitative Ultrasound Variables at the Proximal Femur
S. Dencks, R. Barkmann, F. Padilla, P. Laugier, G. Schmitz, and C.-C. Glüer . . . 1304

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Noninvasive Assessment of Human Jawbone Using Ultrasonic Guided Waves
A. Mahmoud, D. Cortes, A. Abaza, H. Ammar, M. Hazey, P. Ngan, R. Crout, and O. Mukdadi . . . 1316

SPECIAL ISSUE CORRESPONDENCE

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Singular Value Decomposition-Based Wave Extraction in Axial Transmission: Application to Cortical Bone Ultrasonic Characterization
M. Sasso, G. Haïat, M. Talmant, P. Laugier, and S. Naili . . . 1328

REGULAR ISSUE PAPERS

Medical Ultrasonics

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High-Speed Optical Observations and Simulation Results of SonoVue Microbubbles at Low-Pressure Insonation
K. Chetty, E. Stride, C. A. Sennoga, J. V. Hajnal, and R. J. Eckersley . . . 1333

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Computer-Aided B-Mode Ultrasound Diagnosis of Hepatic Steatosis: A Feasibility Study
J. M. Thijssen, A. Starke, G. Weijers, A. Haudum, K. Herzog, P. Wohlsein, J. Rehage, and C. L. De Korte . . . 1343

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Vibrating Interventional Device Detection Using Real-Time 3-D Color Doppler
M. P. Fronheiser, S. F. Idriss, P. D. Wolf, and S. W. Smith . . . 1355
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Sensors, NDE, and Industrial Applications

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Design of a MEMS Discretized Hyperbolic Paraboloid Geometry Ultrasonic Sensor Microarray
M. Meloche and S. Chowdhury. . . 1363

Physical Acoustics

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Characterization of Sol-Gel Pb(Zr_0.53Ti_0.47)_O3 in Thin Film Bulk Acoustic Resonators
J. Conde and P. Muralt. . . 1373

Transducers and Transducer Materials

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Transmitting Electric Energy Through a Closed Elastic Wall by Acoustic Waves and Piezoelectric Transducers
Z. Yang, S. Guo, and J. Yang. . . 1380

REGULAR ISSUE CORRESPONDENCE

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Reflection and Scattering Characteristics of Reflectors in SAW Tags
T. Han, W. Wang, H. Wu, and Y. Shui. . . 1387

435 KB

SAW Synchronous Multimode Resonator with Gold Electrodes on Quartz
W. Soluch. . . 1391

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Design and Fabrication of PZN-7%PT Single Crystal High Frequency Angled Needle Ultrasound Transducers
Q. F. Zhou, D. Wu, J. Jin, C. H. Hu, X. Xu, J. Williams, J. M. Cannata, L. C. Lim, and K. K. Shung. . . 1394