Title :
In vivo characterization of long-bone in animal model by two ultrasonic scattering parameters: AIB and FSAB
Author :
Pereira, A.J.F. ; Matusin, D.P. ; Rosa, P.T.C.R. ; Machado, C.B. ; Ferreira, M.L. ; Schanaider, A. ; Von Krüger, A. ; Pereira, W.C.A.
Author_Institution :
Biomed. Eng. Program, Fed. Univ. of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
fDate :
March 28 2011-April 1 2011
Abstract :
Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS) is a new possibility for non-ionizing diagnosis and monitoring of bone diseases which are usually monitored by radiographs. In this work, an ultrasound (US) pulse-echo method was proposed to in vivo signal acquisition for long bone characterization in an animal model. Two parameters, one related to US backscattering from bone and the other to US reflection at the muscle/bone interface, were calculated in both femurs of seven rats and the results showed that their values statistically belong to the same group. This is indication that the proposed protocol has potential to characterize normal in vivo long bones in animal models.
Keywords :
acoustic signal detection; acoustic signal processing; biomedical ultrasonics; bone; medical signal processing; muscle; patient monitoring; physiological models; animal model; bone disease monitoring; bone interface; femurs; in vivo signal acquisition; long-bone characterization; muscle interface; nonionizing diagnosis; radiographs; rats; ultrasonic scattering parameters; ultrasound pulse-echo method; Acoustics; Animals; Backscatter; Biological tissues; Bones; Leg; Ultrasonic imaging; Backscattering; bone; quantitative ultrasound; reflection; tissue characterization;
Conference_Titel :
Health Care Exchanges (PAHCE), 2011 Pan American
Conference_Location :
Rio de Janeiro
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-915-7
DOI :
10.1109/PAHCE.2011.5871925
