Patent ID: 7901356

Claim:
A method for positioning a pair of ultrasound transducers at a region of interest of a calcaneus within a foot of a subject, comprising the following steps: a. Placing said subject's foot in a fixture between said pair of ultrasound transducers such that said pair of ultrasound transducers are disposed on medial and lateral sides, respectively of a heel of said foot, said fixture containing a first surface upon which a bottom of said foot rests, and a second surface upon which a back of said foot rests; b. Selecting a proportionality constant, an angle, and a reference frame; c. Identifying a size associated with said subject's foot; and d. moving said pair of ultrasound transducers to a location that is a distance equal to said proportionality constant times said size at said angle with respect to said reference frame; to thereby locate said region of interest of said subject's calcaneus; wherein said moving step includes the substep of adjusting a position of a marker corresponding to said size by a second distance, adjustment of said marker causing movement of said pair of ultrasound transducers.