Title :
Characterization of therapeutic ultrasound devices for rehabilitation and physical medicine
Author :
Durando, G. ; Guglielmone, C. ; Actis, M.V. ; Massazza, G.
Author_Institution :
Thermodynamics Div., I.N.Ri.M., Turin, Italy
Abstract :
The study describes the results obtained in ultrasound power measurements carried out on physiotherapy ultrasound equipment in Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation, AO Città della Salute e della Scienza, CTO Hospital, Torino, Italy.
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; biomedical equipment; patient rehabilitation; ultrasonic measurement; ultrasonic therapy; patient rehabilitation; physical medicine; physiotherapy ultrasound equipment; therapeutic ultrasound device characterization; ultrasound power measurement; Acoustics; Force; Force measurement; Power measurement; Probes; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic variables measurement; Mechanical effect; Quality control; Ultrasonic therapy;
Conference_Titel :
Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2015 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Turin
DOI :
10.1109/MeMeA.2015.7145240