Title :
Scanning acoustic microscopy and human femoral bone remodelling
Author :
Berndt, Hubert ; Zimmerman, M.C. ; Meunier, Alain ; Parsons, J. Russell ; Carpinelli, J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Med. & Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA
Abstract :
An experiment was conducted to evaluate and analyze the acoustic properties of the cortical, diaphyseal bone of the human femur. The analysis not only included a regional analysis, but also an analysis of the three circumferential zones of the bone, the periosteal, middle, and endosteal zones. Differences between individual pairs as well as the transition of properties between the periosteal and endosteal bone were observed. Circular averaging over the sections as well as the generation of quantitative graphical data are presented. This technique provides a very quick quantitative analysis of the material properties of an unprocessed section of bone
Keywords :
acoustic microscopy; bioacoustics; biological techniques and instruments; bone; circular averaging; circumferential zones; cortical diaphyseal bone; endosteal bone; human femoral bone remodelling; material properties; periosteal bone; quantitative graphical data generation; regional analysis; transition of properties; unprocessed bone section; Acoustic materials; Acoustic pulses; Acoustic transducers; Biomedical optical imaging; Bones; Humans; Microscopy; Optical scattering; Orthopedic surgery; Ultrasonic transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1991., Proceedings of the 1991 IEEE Seventeenth Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Hartford, CT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0030-0
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1991.154630
