Use of ultrasound for detecting and locating a bony region, method and apparatus for detecting and locating such a bony region by ultrasound
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Aug 17, 1993
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Mar 26, 1991
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Mar 27, 1990
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The invention relates to a method and to apparatus for detecting and locating a bony region by ultrasound. The apparatus comprises at least one ultrasound transducer component mounted on means for displacing it in three dimensions, which transducer emits signals that are received by processor means for determining the coordinates of a bony region and for storing said coordinates. The invention simplifies the procedure of detecting and locating the bony region and avoids the use of X-rays.
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