Towards Ultrasound-guided Spinal Fusion Surgery

This thesis describesthe design and fabrication of ultrasound probes for pedicle screw guidance. Theauthor details the fabrication of a 2MHz radial array for a pedicle screw insertioneliminatingthe need for manual rotation of the transducer. He includes radial images obtainedfrom successive groupings of array elements in various fluids. He also examines the manner in which it canaffect ultrasound propagation.

List of contents

Introduction.-Background Review.- Organization of Pedicle Trabeculae.- Single ElementTransducers.- Ultrasound Imaging Radial Array: Design and Fabrication.-Experimental Evaluation of the Array Performance.- Summary, Limitations andFuture Directions.

About the author

Dr. Amir Manbachi graduated
with a Ph.D. in biomaterials and biomedical engineering from the University of
Toronto in Ontario, Canada, and is currently at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in the Division of Health Science and Technology.

Summary

This thesis describes
the design and fabrication of ultrasound probes for pedicle screw guidance. The
author details the fabrication of a 2MHz radial array for a pedicle screw insertion
eliminating
the need for manual rotation of the transducer. He includes radial images obtained
from successive groupings of array elements in various fluids. He also examines the manner in which it can
affect ultrasound propagation.

Product details

• Authors: Amir Manbachi
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9783319298313
• ISBN: 978-3-31-929831-3
• No. of pages: 95
• Dimensions: 171 mm x 241 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 286 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 95 p. 57 illus., 44 illus. in color.
• Series: Springer Theses; Springer Theses
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; C, Radiology, ULTRASOUND, engineering, Optical and Electronic Materials, Electronic materials, Electronic devices & materials, Optical Materials, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Biomedical engineering, Ultrasonics