Microwave tomographic imaging for osteoporosis screening: a pilot clinical study
| Autor: | Paul M. Meaney, Keith D. Paulsen, Tian Zhou, Matthew J. Pallone, Shireen D. Geimer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Heel Image quality Osteoporosis Pilot Projects Sensitivity and Specificity Article Pattern Recognition Automated Imaging Three-Dimensional Medicine Humans Mass Screening Medical physics Microwaves Tomography Mass screening Tomographic reconstruction business.industry Reproducibility of Results Equipment Design medicine.disease Image Enhancement Osteoporosis screening Equipment Failure Analysis medicine.anatomical_structure Microwave imaging business Biomedical engineering |
| Zdroj: | Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference. 2010 |
| ISSN: | 2375-7477 |
| Popis: | We are developing a microwave tomographic system for assessment of overall bone health. We hypothesize that as the mineralization of bone decreases due to the normal aging process and for more extreme situations such as osteoporosis, the dielectric property signature will also vary accordingly. To determine the merits of this approach, we have begun by performing initial exams of the heel to assess the level of image quality achievable. Early experience from our pilot study is encouraging and indicates that multiple planes of 2D images produce good representations of the 3D structural features within the heel. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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