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.
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.
Dr. Amir Manbachi graduatedwith a Ph.D. in biomaterials and biomedical engineering from the University ofToronto in Ontario, Canada, and is currently at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology 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 outstandingPh.D. thesis by the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Describes the design andfabrication of 2Mhz ultrasound probes for pedicle screw guidance
- Explores radial arraydesigns that eliminate the need for manual rotation of thetransducer
- Depicts a quantitativemethod for investigating the directionality distribution for analysis ofultrasound propagation with potential uses for a variety ofapplications
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