Towards Ultrasound-guided Spinal Fusion Surgery (Springer Theses) - Hardcover

Manbachi, Amir

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3319298313 ISBN 13: 9783319298313

Publisher: Springer, 2016

Synopsis

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.

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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.

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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

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319298313
• ISBN 13: 9783319298313
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 108