Title : 
Characterization of therapeutic ultrasound devices for rehabilitation and physical medicine
         
        
            Author : 
Durando, G. ; Guglielmone, C. ; Actis, M.V. ; Massazza, G.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Thermodynamics Div., I.N.Ri.M., Turin, Italy
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The study describes the results obtained in ultrasound power measurements carried out on physiotherapy ultrasound equipment in Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation, AO Città della Salute e della Scienza, CTO Hospital, Torino, Italy.
         
        
            Keywords : 
biomedical electronics; biomedical equipment; patient rehabilitation; ultrasonic measurement; ultrasonic therapy; patient rehabilitation; physical medicine; physiotherapy ultrasound equipment; therapeutic ultrasound device characterization; ultrasound power measurement; Acoustics; Force; Force measurement; Power measurement; Probes; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic variables measurement; Mechanical effect; Quality control; Ultrasonic therapy;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2015 IEEE International Symposium on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Turin
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/MeMeA.2015.7145240