Abstract
The authors first present a brief review of the motivation for ultrasound assessment of bone fragility, and then they discuss the principal sources of artifacts in measurements of apparent velocity (AVU) in vivo. They then describe the SIGNATURE WAVEFORM, a novel approach to reducing the largest source artifact in the measurement of AVU in bone: inhomogeneity. Theory, specific details of implementation, and results of clinical tests are given for this approach. It is noted that the SIGNATURE WAVEFORM approach now provides long-term reproducibility. Coupled with the proven ability to detect osteoporotic bone fragility, AVU appears ready for routine clinical application.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Biomedical Engineering Perspectives |
| Subtitle of host publication | Health Care Technologies for the 1990's and Beyond |
| Publisher | Publ by IEEE |
| Pages | 338-339 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Edition | pt 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0879425598 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1990 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 12th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society - Philadelphia, PA, USA Duration: Nov 1 1990 → Nov 4 1990 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology |
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| Number | pt 1 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0589-1019 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 12th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society |
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| City | Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| Period | 11/1/90 → 11/4/90 |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Signal Processing
- Biomedical Engineering
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Health Informatics
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Brandenburger, G., Avioli, L., Chesnut, C., Heaney, R., McDougall, S., Olson, C., Recker, R., & Turner, C. (1990). In-vivo measurement of osteoporotic bone fragility with apparent velocity of ultrasound. In Biomedical Engineering Perspectives: Health Care Technologies for the 1990's and Beyond (pt 1 ed., pp. 338-339). (Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology; No. pt 1). Publ by IEEE.