Title :
New deal and prospects in long-bone ultrasonic imaging
Author :
Lasaygues, Philippe ; Lefebvre, Jean-Pierre ; Ouedraogo, Edgar ; Gindre, Marcel ; Talmant, Maryline ; Laugier, Pascal
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Mecanique et d´´Acoust., CNRS, Marseille, France
Abstract :
Long-bone ultrasound tomography study was undertaken in two steps. First we adapted the protocol of acquisition of the ultrasonic signals by taking into account the strongly contrasted medium. Second, we developed a tomographic procedure associating the reflection and transmission through an infinitely long cylinder. This parametric technique was then tested and optimized in-vitro on a human femur
Keywords :
acoustic tomography; biomedical ultrasonics; bone; femur; infinitely long cylinder; long-bone ultrasonic imaging; parametric technique; reflection; strongly contrasted medium; tomographic procedure; transmission; ultrasonic signals; Acoustic imaging; Acoustic measurements; Biomedical measurements; Bones; Geophysical measurements; Humans; Impedance; Tomography; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic variables measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics Symposium, 2001 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7177-1
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.2001.991936
