TY - JOUR
T1 - Ultrasound simulation in bone
AU - Kaufman, Jonathan
AU - Luo, Gangming
AU - Siffert, Robert
N1 - Funding Information:
Manuscript received June 7, 2007; accepted November 9, 2007. The support of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (Grant Number 1R44 AR054307), the National Institute on Aging (Grant Number 1R43 AG027722), and the National Center for Research Resources (Grant No. 1R43 RR16750) of the National Institutes of Health, through the Small Business Innovative Research Program, the Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation, and the generosity of interested donors, are all gratefully acknowledged.
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - The manner in which ultrasound interacts with bone is of key interest in therapy and diagnosis alike. These may include applications directly to bone, as, for example, in treatment to accelerate the healing of bone fractures and in assessment of bone density in osteoporosis, or indirectly in diagnostic imaging of soft tissue with interest in assessing exposure levels to nearby bone. Because of the lack of analytic solutions to virtually every "practical problem" encountered clinically, ultrasound simulation has become a widely used technique for evaluating ultrasound interactions in bone. This paper provides an overview of the use of ultrasound simulation in bone. A brief description of the mathematical model used to characterize ultrasound propagation in bone is first provided. A number of simulation examples are then presented that explain how simulation may be utilized in a variety of practical configurations. The focus of this paper in terms of examples presented is on diagnostic applications in bone, and, in particular, for assessment of osteoporosis. However, the use of simulation in other areas of interest can easily be extrapolated from the examples presented. In conclusion, this paper describes the use of ultrasound simulation in bone and demonstrates the power of computational methods for ultrasound research in general and tissue and bone applications in particular.
AB - The manner in which ultrasound interacts with bone is of key interest in therapy and diagnosis alike. These may include applications directly to bone, as, for example, in treatment to accelerate the healing of bone fractures and in assessment of bone density in osteoporosis, or indirectly in diagnostic imaging of soft tissue with interest in assessing exposure levels to nearby bone. Because of the lack of analytic solutions to virtually every "practical problem" encountered clinically, ultrasound simulation has become a widely used technique for evaluating ultrasound interactions in bone. This paper provides an overview of the use of ultrasound simulation in bone. A brief description of the mathematical model used to characterize ultrasound propagation in bone is first provided. A number of simulation examples are then presented that explain how simulation may be utilized in a variety of practical configurations. The focus of this paper in terms of examples presented is on diagnostic applications in bone, and, in particular, for assessment of osteoporosis. However, the use of simulation in other areas of interest can easily be extrapolated from the examples presented. In conclusion, this paper describes the use of ultrasound simulation in bone and demonstrates the power of computational methods for ultrasound research in general and tissue and bone applications in particular.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/44949147923
U2 - 10.1109/TUFFC.2008.784
DO - 10.1109/TUFFC.2008.784
M3 - Article
C2 - 18599409
AN - SCOPUS:44949147923
SN - 0885-3010
VL - 55
SP - 1205
EP - 1218
JO - IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control
JF - IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control
IS - 6
M1 - 4536916
ER -