Ultrasound images of the os calcis: a new method of assessment of bone status

Author

Laugier, Pascal ; Giat, P. ; Droin, P. ; Saied, Amena ; Berger, G.

Author_Institution

Lab. Imagerie Parametrique, CNRS, Paris

fYear

1993

fDate

31 Oct-3 Nov 1993

Firstpage

989

Abstract

A complete assessment of the broadband ultrasonic attenuation (BUA) and speed of sound (SOS) distributions within the os calcis was made, using an ultrasonic mechanical scanning device with focused transducers. Measurements were performed on 12 os calces removed from fresh female cadavers. To date, we present the first parametric ultrasonic images of the os calcis. Reasonably high quality images were obtained when compared to computed tomography. The resolution provided by the focused transducers was approximately 4 or 5 mm in the focal zone. As for dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) or quantitative computed tomography, ultrasound images of the os calcis give the possibility of controlling the placement, size and shape of the region of interest and using multiple measurement sites

Keywords

biomedical ultrasonics; bone; ultrasonic absorption; ultrasonic velocity measurement; broadband ultrasonic attenuation; computed tomography; dual energy X-ray absorptiometry; os calcis; sound speed; ultrasonic images; Acoustic transducers; Attenuation; Computed tomography; Focusing; Shape control; Shape measurement; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic transducers; Ultrasonic variables measurement; X-ray imaging;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Ultrasonics Symposium, 1993. Proceedings., IEEE 1993

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2012-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ULTSYM.1993.339641

Filename

339641