quantitative ultrasound


quantitative ultrasound (QUS),

modality employed to measure bone mineral density by ultrasound, applied especially to the calcaneus.

quantitative ultrasound

Abbreviation: QUS
Measurement of the density of a body tissue, e.g., bone, by determining how rapidly sound travels through the tissue and how different sonic wavelengths are absorbed. QUS is used to diagnose osteopenia and osteoporosis. See also: ultrasound