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This study presents new information obtained using ultrasound on the elasticity and anisotropy of human bone tissue in normal conditions and on their changes in the absence of gravity. Strict bedrest maintained for twelve weeks was used to simulate the absence of gravity encountered in space flight. The elastic properties of bone were assessed via the ultrasound velocity, measured noninvasively and nondestructively using a novel device developed in our laboratory for these studies, based on the principles of UCR (Ultrasound Critical-angle Reflectometry).
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Antich, P.P., Mehta, S., Daphtary, M., Lewis, M., Smith, B., Pak, C.Y.C. (2002). In Vivo Study of the Influence of Gravity on Cortical and Cancellous Bone Velocity. In: Lee, H. (eds) Acoustical Imaging. Acoustical Imaging, vol 24. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47108-6_42
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