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.
Introduction.-
Background Review.- Organization of Pedicle Trabeculae.- Single Element
Transducers.- Ultrasound Imaging Radial Array: Design and Fabrication.-
Experimental Evaluation of the Array Performance.- Summary, Limitations and
Future Directions.
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.
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.
- Nominated as an outstanding
Ph.D. thesis by the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Describes the design and
fabrication of 2Mhz ultrasound probes for pedicle screw guidance - Explores radial array
designs that eliminate the need for manual rotation of the
transducer - Depicts a quantitative
method for investigating the directionality distribution for analysis of
ultrasound propagation with potential uses for a variety of
applications
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Describes the design and fabrication
of 2Mhz ultrasound probes for pedicle screw guidance - Explores radial array designs that eliminate
the need for manual rotation of the transducer - Depicts a quantitative method for
investigating the directionality distribution for analysis of ultrasound propagation
with potential uses for a variety of applications
