Subcutaneous fat tissue thickness measurement based on ultrasound

Author

Cursino, Carlos M P ; Galvao, Rodrigo R A ; Freire, Raimundo Carlos S. ; Silva, Joao B A ; Costa, Enilson J L ; Guimaraes, Fernando J S P ; Catunda, Sebastian Y. C. ; Carvalho, Elyson A N

Author_Institution

Fed. Center of Technol. Educ. of Pernambuco, Univ. of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

fYear

2009

fDate

5-7 May 2009

Firstpage

284

Lastpage

287

Abstract

This article presents the development of a subcutaneous fat tissue thickness measurement based on ultrasound. Currently, the instrument used for measuring the skinfolds thickness is the caliper. However, it is an instrument that requires a long training period in the anatomic measurement technical field. Measurement using ultrasound has been proposed as an alternative noninvasive technique to measure subcutaneous fat thickness because it may overcome some of the limitations of the caliper. The developed measurement instrument is based on the transmission and reception of acoustic waves. One of the most important requirements is the skinfolds thickness measurement accuracy. Is presented the principle of operation of the equipment and electronic circuits developed.

Keywords

bioacoustics; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; skin; thickness measurement; ultrasonic transmission; acoustic waves reception; acoustic waves transmission; caliper; operation equipment; skinfold thickness; subcutaneous fat tissue thickness; ultrasound thickness measurement; Acoustic measurements; Acoustic transducers; Educational technology; Instruments; Skin; Temperature; Thickness measurement; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic transducers; Ultrasonic variables measurement; measurement; subcutaneous fat; thickness; ultrasound;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2009. I2MTC '09. IEEE

Conference_Location

Singapore

ISSN

1091-5281

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3352-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMTC.2009.5168460

Filename

5168460