Analysis of the Ultrasonic Guided Wave Sensitivity to the Bone Structure for Osteoporosis Diagnostics

Глушков, Е. В.; Glushkova, Natalia; Ermolenko, Olga A.; Tatarinov, Alexey

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-76481-4_35

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“…On the other hand, the numerical analysis carried out in Ref. [ 48 ] indicates a minimal effect of accounting for such anisotropy on key wave characteristics, such as the patterns of dispersion curves of well-excitable GW modes in multilayered bone-mimicking samples with soft coating. Therefore, for the present studies, we used samples fabricated from isotropic poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) plates (hereafter, PMMA will also be referred to as plexiglass).…”

Section: Bone Phantoms and Experimental Measurementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The drilled material is transversely isotropic with the horizontal plane of isotropy

, and the velocities

and

in the table are for the body wave propagation in the horizontal direction. However, the numerical analysis showed a weak effect of accounting for such anisotropy; this was true even when considering factors like material viscosity or detailed layering up to multilayered sandwich-like models with internal bone marrow and external soft tissue, e.g., [ 47 , 48 ]. The wave patterns on the surface primarily depend on the elastic properties of the upper sublayers.…”

Section: Guided Waves In Bone Phantomsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The foundation of the present studies traces back to bone ultrasonometry research conducted in Riga starting in the 1980s [ 43 , 44 ]. In the 2000s, the research temporarily moved to Artann Laboratories, USA [ 7 , 45 ], and has since resumed in Riga [ 46 ], while the numerical analysis is carried out by the Krasnodar team [ 41 , 47 , 48 ].…”

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Tubular bones are layered waveguide structures composed of soft tissue, cortical and porous bone tissue, and bone marrow. Ultrasound diagnostics of such biocomposites are based on the guided wave excitation and registration by piezoelectric transducers applied to the waveguide surface. Meanwhile, the upper sublayers shield the diseased interior, creating difficulties in extracting information about its weakening from the surface signals. To overcome these difficulties, we exploit the advantages of the Green’s matrix-based approach and adopt the methods and algorithms developed for the guided wave structural health monitoring of industrial composites. Based on the computer models implementing this approach and experimental measurements performed on bone phantoms, we analyze the feasibility of using different wave characteristics to detect hidden diagnostic signs of developing osteoporosis. It is shown that, despite the poor excitability of the most useful modes associated with the diseased inner layers, the use of the improved matrix pencil method combined with objective functions based on the Green’s matrix allows for effective monitoring of changes in the elastic moduli of the deeper sublayers. We also note the sensitivity and monotonic dependence of the resonance response frequencies on the degradation of elastic properties, making them a promising indicator for osteoporosis diagnostics.

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Section: Bone Phantoms and Experimental Measurementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The drilled material is transversely isotropic with the horizontal plane of isotropy

, and the velocities

and

Section: Guided Waves In Bone Phantomsmentioning

confidence: 99%