Paper:
An Ultrasound Technique of Bone Thickness Estimation for Pedicle Screw Insertion
Muhamad Khairul Ali Hassan*,**, Kouki Nagamune*,***,
Kenichiro Kakutani***, Koichiro Maeno***, Kotaro Nishida***,
and Masahiro Kurosaka***
*Graduate School Engineering, University of Fukui, 3-9-1 Bunkyo, Fukui 910-8507, Japan
**School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis
***Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University
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