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Non-Invasive Monitoring Of Bone Health Using Ultrasound, Nashit Jahan Meem
Non-Invasive Monitoring Of Bone Health Using Ultrasound, Nashit Jahan Meem
Theses
Bone fractures are estimated to afflict everyone at least once in his/her lifetime. Monitoring this becomes crucial especially when it comes to athletes in order for them to safely resume their regular activities as soon as possible. Technologies currently employed are either very expensive or use harmful radiation.
Ultrasound can monitor bone fractures in a non-invasive manner, as discussed in United States Patent # 5143069. Three transducers are mounted over the test specimen. A pulse generator excites the transmitting receiver. The second receiver is mounted next to the transmitter and acts as a reference receiver that displays the response across …