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Towards Ultrasound-guided Spinal Fusion Surgery

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Authors:
  1. Amir Manbachi

    1. Division of Health Sciences and Technolo, Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Techn, USA

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  • 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
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Amir Manbachi
    Pages 1-9

  3. Background Review

    • Amir Manbachi
    Pages 11-33

  4. Organization of Pedicle Trabeculae

    • Amir Manbachi
    Pages 35-36

  5. Single Element Transducers

    • Amir Manbachi
    Pages 37-55

  6. Ultrasound Imaging Radial Array: Design and Fabrication

    • Amir Manbachi
    Pages 57-72

  7. Experimental Evaluation of the Array Performance

    • Amir Manbachi
    Pages 73-83

  8. Summary of Contributions, Limitations, and Future Directions

    • Amir Manbachi
    Pages 85-91

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 93-95
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Division of Health Sciences and Technolo, Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Techn, USA

    Amir Manbachi

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.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Towards Ultrasound-guided Spinal Fusion Surgery

  • Authors: Amir Manbachi

  • Series Title: Springer Theses

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29832-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-29831-3Published: 03 May 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80664-8Published: 27 May 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-29832-0Published: 23 April 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2190-5053

  • Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 95

  • Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Optical and Electronic Materials, Ultrasound

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