DocumentCode
656437
Title
Bone density measurement through electromagnetic waves
Author
Souza Cruz, Agnaldo ; Goncalves da Silva, Sandro ; Henrique de Castro, Bruno
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Fed. Univ. OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE, Natal, Brazil
fYear
2013
fDate
23-25 Oct. 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
Abstract
This article presents a proposal to measure the Bone Mineral Density (BMD) as a backup in the diagnosis of osteoporosis. An antenna arrangement, tuned to a frequency of general and medical use, is used to measure the relative attenuation of the signal on several samples of bovine bone, silica and bone powder. By implementing a Support Vector Machine (SVM) it is possible to establish patterns to classify the BMD as high or low.
Keywords
biomedical measurement; bone; density measurement; electromagnetic waves; support vector machines; SVM; antenna arrangement; bone density measurement; bone mineral density; bone powder; bovine bone; electromagnetic waves; osteoporosis diagnosis; silica; support vector machine; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Attenuation; Bones; Osteoporosis; Silicon compounds; Support vector machines; BMD; SVM; antenna; attenuation; osteoporosis;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Biomedical Engineering International Conference (BMEiCON), 2013 6th
Conference_Location
Amphur Muang
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-1466-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/BMEiCon.2013.6687655
Filename
6687655
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