DocumentCode
2356116
Title
The acoustic sweep method for monitoring osteoporosis
Author
Panteliou, Sofia D. ; Abbasi-Jahromi, Hasan ; Dimarogonas, Andrew D.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO, USA
fYear
1995
fDate
7-9 Apr 1995
Firstpage
248
Lastpage
251
Abstract
A non-invasive method to measure bone integrity has been developed which has potential for monitoring osteoporosis. It is based on a patented process of obtaining the dynamic characteristics of the bone using dynamic excitation in the range of acoustic frequencies (a sound source). The Modal Damping Factor has been used as an indicator of the tendency of the bone to fracture. Results of numerous animal studies have supported this hypothesis
Keywords
bioacoustics; biomechanics; biomedical measurement; bone; elastic moduli; impact strength; patient monitoring; porosity; thermoelasticity; Modal Damping Factor; acoustic frequencies; acoustic sweep method; animal studies; bone integrity; dynamic characteristics; dynamic excitation; elastic modulus; fracture; impact strength; noninvasive method; osteoporosis monitoring; sound source; thermoelastic effect; Animals; Bones; Damping; Density measurement; Loss measurement; Minerals; Monitoring; Osteoporosis; Testing; Ultrasonic variables measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Biomedical Engineering Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995 Fourteenth Southern
Conference_Location
Shreveport, LA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2083-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SBEC.1995.514491
Filename
514491
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