A PHANTOM FOR QUANTITATIVE ULTRASOUND OF TRABECULAR BONE

被引:52
作者
CLARKE, AJ
EVANS, JA
TRUSCOTT, JG
MILNER, R
SMITH, MA
机构
[1] Centre for Bone and Body Composition Res., Leeds Univ.
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10.1088/0031-9155/39/10/011
中图分类号
R318 [生物医学工程];
学科分类号
0831 ;
摘要
The propagation mechanisms of ultrasound in trabecular bone are poorly understood and have been the subject of extended debate; also, the reproducibility of ultrasonic measurements on bone in vivo using commercial ultrasound heel-scanning devices is such that the interpretation of the obtained data is difficult. In this paper we describe recent developments in the production of a bone-mimicking material which is well suited to the task of routine monitoring of commercial ultrasound bone scanners. The material, based on a standard epoxy resin is fabricated to a pre-determined porosity value by the inclusion of a marrow-mimicking material thereby introducing a known and controlled mean pore size. Measurements of the velocity and attenuation of the material have been performed over a range of porosity values from 10% to 80% in the frequency range 500-900 kHz; also, broadband ultrasonic attenuation (BUA) values have been obtained from commercial equipment. The material displays velocities in the range 1844-3118 m s(-1) and attenuation ranging from 7.0 to 17.7 dB cm(-1) at 500 kHz.
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页码:1677 / 1687
页数:11
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