The success of the cortical bone characterization using the axial transmission is highly dependent on the inversion model used to match experimental data with the true bone properties. Simplified models such as plate or cylinder are typically used in the literature. In our previous work, a more elaborate model based on a bone-like geometry built using semi-analytical finite element (SAFE) method was introduced. The model was successfully implemented in an inverse characterization routine using laboratory-controlled measurements on bone phantoms. Thus, the aim of this work is to apply the proposed inverse scheme on the characterization of ex-vivo radius samples. In order to do so, five radiuses were taken from donors aged between 53 and 88 years old and tested using typical axial transmission configuration. Ultrasonic guided wave modes were excited at low-frequency (100-400 kHz) using a piezoelectric transducer and measured using a laser interferometer at the middle of the diaphysis. The measured velocities were systematically compared to velocities obtained with the SAFE model in order to predict the cortical bone properties. For each sample, four parameters were estimated: (1) Young’s modulus; (2) density; (3) thickness; and (4) outer diameter. The results showed a notable correlation of the thickness and outer diameter with respect to the μCT images of the samples, while a less significant correlation was observed for the Young’s modulus and density with respect to the gray level of the μCT images.
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Inverse characterization of radius bone using low-frequency ultrasonic guided waves
Daniel Pereira;
Daniel Pereira
Mech. Eng., École de technologie supérieure, 100 Rue Notre-Dame O, Montreal, QC H3C 1K3, Canada, [email protected]
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Julio Fernandes;
Julio Fernandes
Dept. of Surgery, Université de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Pierre Belanger
Pierre Belanger
Mech. Eng., École de technologie supérieure, Montreal, QC, Canada
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J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 144, 1821 (2018)
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Daniel Pereira, Julio Fernandes, Pierre Belanger; Inverse characterization of radius bone using low-frequency ultrasonic guided waves. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 1 September 2018; 144 (3_Supplement): 1821. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5068031
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