Title :
Terahertz pulsed imaging of osteoarthritis
Author :
Kan, K.W.C. ; Pickwell-MacPherson, Emma ; Cheung, W.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Abstract :
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common form of arthritis caused by the breakdown of cartilage. A non-destructive approach is needed for quantitative diagnosis of OA. Here, we demonstrate how terahertz image data can be processed to reveal structural information about sample containing OA.
Keywords :
biomedical imaging; bone; submillimetre wave imaging; cartilage breakdown; osteoarthritis; quantitative diagnosis; terahertz pulsed imaging; Aging; Biomedical imaging; Humans; Joints; Medical diagnostic imaging; Mirrors; Optical imaging; Osteoarthritis; Shape; X-rays;
Conference_Titel :
Medical Devices and Biosensors, 2008. ISSS-MDBS 2008. 5th International Summer School and Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2252-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2253-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISSMDBS.2008.4575055
