Title :
A pilot study of terahertz pulsed imaging of osteoarthritis
Author :
Kan, Kanis W C ; Lee, Wing-Sze ; Cheung, Wing-Hoi ; Pickwell-MacPherson, Emma
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Abstract :
Terahertz pulsed imaging (TPI) is well suited to biomedical applications due to its non-ionising properties and sensitivity to soft tissues. In this study, we investigate the feasibility to use TPI to quantitatively measure symptoms of osteoarthritis, which is a common form of arthritis, affecting joints such as the knee.
Keywords :
biomedical imaging; bone; diseases; submillimetre wave imaging; biomedical applications; knee; nonionising properties; osteoarthritis; soft tissues; terahertz pulsed imaging; Optical imaging; Osteoarthritis;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, 2008. IRMMW-THz 2008. 33rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pasadena, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2119-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2120-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665712
