title: Introduction to the special issue on diagnostic and therapeutic applications of ultrasound in bone--Part I.
abstract: The 13 papers and one item of correspondence in this special issue focus on diagnostic and therapeutic applications of ultrasound in bone. In Part I manuscripts discuss instrumentation, numerical modeling, applications, and guided waves.
authors.forename: Laugier
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Laugier
authors.forename: Keith A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Wear
authors.forename: Kendall R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Waters
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006801:Humans; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000639:trends*; D014463:Ultrasonography