Title :
Simulation of ultrasound interaction with bone structure based on 3D high-resolution-magnetic-resonance- and micro-CT-images
Author :
Barkman, R. ; Timm, Wolfram ; Sakata, Satoh ; Heller, Martin ; Glüer, Claus-C
Author_Institution :
Klinik fur Diagnostische Radiol., Univ. Kiel, Germany
Abstract :
Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS) methods are useful in the assessment of bone status. Nevertherless, a detailed understanding of ultrasound propagation through bone is important for the accurate interpretation of QUS results. A new PC-based software for the simulation of ultrasound propagation (Wave 2000, Cyberlogic, NY) might be helpful to understand the interaction of ultrasound with bone. We evaluated the validity of this software by comparing measured and calculated results obtained on human finger phalanges. The transverse transmission of a sound wave through a phalanx was depicted
Keywords :
bioacoustics; biomedical MRI; biomedical ultrasonics; bone; computerised tomography; medical signal processing; orthopaedics; ultrasonic propagation; ultrasonic transmission; 3D high-resolution-magnetic-resonance-images; PC-based software; Wave 2000; bone structure; human finger phalanges; micro-CT-images; phalanx; quantitative ultrasound methods; simulation; sound wave transverse transmission; ultrasound interaction; ultrasound propagation; Acoustic beams; Bones; Computational modeling; Humans; Image resolution; In vitro; In vivo; Software measurement; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic variables measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6465-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2000.901407
