Title :
Ultrasonic scanning system for prosthetic applications in rehabilitation medicine
Author :
Morimoto, A.K. ; Dickey, F.M. ; Walsh, N.E.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Lab., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
A laboratory prototype imaging system has been built to aid in the development of an ultrasonic imaging system to generate three-dimensional mapping of skin and bone surfaces needed for computer-aided design of prosthetic limbs. The laboratory system incorporates a commercial ultrasonic imaging transducer. A first-order model of the ultrasonic image was developed to study the effect of varying system parameters. Preliminary data and analysis support the feasibility of using ultrasonic imaging techniques to obtain the three-dimensional data needed for computer-aided design of prosthetic limbs. The laboratory system will be used to generate data needed to develop the image processing techniques and system designs needed to develop an operational system. System concepts and design, numerical modeling, and experimental results are discussed
Keywords :
CAD; acoustic imaging; artificial limbs; biomedical equipment; biomedical ultrasonics; 3D mapping; US scanning system; bone surfaces; computer-aided design; first-order model; image processing techniques; laboratory prototype imaging system; numerical modeling; prosthetic limbs; rehabilitation medicine; skin surfaces; system concepts; system parameters variation effect; ultrasonic imaging system; Application software; Bones; Data analysis; Design automation; Laboratories; Prosthetic limbs; Prototypes; Skin; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1992., Conference Record of the 1992 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0884-0
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1992.301537
