Towards Ultrasound-guided Spinal Fusion Surgery

by Amir Manbachi

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319806648
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	05/31/2018
Series:	Springer Theses
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Pages:	95
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Background Review.- Organization of Pedicle Trabeculae.- Single Element Transducers.- Ultrasound Imaging Radial Array: Design and Fabrication.- Experimental Evaluation of the Array Performance.- Summary, Limitations and Future Directions.