DocumentCode
321038
Title
Diagnosis of bone abnormalities
Author
Singh, V.R.
Author_Institution
Instrum. & Sensors Group, Nat. Phys. Lab., New Delhi, India
Volume
1
fYear
1996
fDate
31 Oct-3 Nov 1996
Firstpage
161
Abstract
A new acoustic technique based on stress wave propagation is developed to diagnose, in a novel noninvasive way, bone abnormalities in vivo. The stress wave is generated with the help of an electromechanical vibrator and is passed through the bone at one end and is monitored at the other end with the help of a microphone pickup in terms of an electrical signal. The technique is found to be useful in the noninvasive diagnosis of bone fracture healing. It overcomes the difficulties faced in conventional techniques
Keywords
biomechanics; biomedical ultrasonics; bone; patient diagnosis; ultrasonic propagation; acoustic technique; bone abnormalities diagnosis; bone fracture healing; electromechanical vibrator; microphone pickup; resonance frequency; stress wave propagation; Acoustic measurements; Acoustic propagation; Bones; Pulse measurements; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Stress; Tomography; Ultrasonography; Vibrations;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3811-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1996.656896
Filename
656896
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