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- 4Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
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- 1Adria, Steffen
- 1Chen, Wei
- 1Christopher Ceroici
- 1Corbea, Claudiu
- 1Fehr, Brianna
- 1Forbrich, Alexander E
- 6Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- 5Department of Biomedical Engineering
- 2Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine
- 2Medical Sciences-Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging
- 1Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science
- 1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 4Lou, Edmond (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- 4Zemp, Roger (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- 3Le, Lawrence (Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging)
- 2Parent, Eric (Physical Therapy)
- 1Chen, Jie (Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering)
- 1Dr. Marwan El-Rich (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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Fall 2013
Scoliosis affects 2.5% of adolescents and 90% of these adolescents have mild curves of less than 25°. These adolescents do not currently have any active treatments to prevent curve progression. Literature suggests that exercise-based treatment may be able to help patients with mild scoliosis....
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Fall 2020
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a spinal disorder causing abnormal curvature of the spine in three dimensions (3D), starting in the patient’s adolescence, and having no known cause. Bracing is the most common non-surgical method of treating AIS, but the brace design is heavily reliant on...
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Application of Artificial Intelligence in Hip Ultrasound and its Performance in Detecting Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
DownloadSpring 2022
Developmental Dysplasia of Hip (DDH) which represents a wide range of abnormalities from acetabular dysplasia to fixed dislocation, is mainly defined by a loss of conformity between the femoral head and the acetabulum and it can lead to structural instability and osteoarthritis. The diagnosis of...
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Application of Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound for Microbial Cell Stimulation in Bioprocesses And Development of Carbon-based Silver Covered Filters for Microbial Cells Removal in Water Systems
DownloadSpring 2017
Renewable resources with their potential application in food industry, pharmacy, energy sector, chemistry, material science etc. can be a major player in our everyday lives. Apart from sustainability in the production, the use of bioprocesses in the energy production and waste water treatment can...
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Application of Ultrasound to Guide Pedicle Screw Insertion during Scoliosis Surgery: a Feasibility Study
DownloadSpring 2011
This thesis presents an experimental study of a bovine vertebra using transmission and pulse-echo methods and a preliminary investigation to guide a screw insertion into a pedicle using TomoScan phased array unit. The results show the cancellous bone has higher attenuation than the cortical bone...
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Application of ultrasound to measure coronal curvature and vertebral rotation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a three-dimensional (3D) spinal deformity occurring during adolescence with no known causes. Both the coronal curvature and vertebral axial rotation (VAR) are important parameters to assess the severity, predict the progression and evaluate the outcomes of...
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Fall 2014
Optical imaging has long been a gold standard for medical imaging. However, due to the high optical scattering in tissues, it has not been possible to image deeper than a few wavelengths with a useful resolution. Photoacoustic imaging - the use of short-pulsed lasers to induce an ultrasound...
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Computer Simulation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications of Ultrasound Propagation in Biological Tissues
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Ultrasound has been widely utilized in diagnostic and therapeutic clinical practices. Further development of the application of ultrasound in the clinical practices requires comprehensive understanding of the physics of ultrasound propagation in biological tissues. In this research, computer...
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Development of a Detection Model for Curve Progression in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis
DownloadSpring 2022
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a three-dimensional (3D) structural spinal disorder recognized by lateral curvatures. The routine for monitoring of AIS is taking an X-ray every six months to check the curve severity and curve progression. Taking repetitive radiographs is not desirable...
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Nanofiber production from agricultural straw biomass using pressurized fluids and ultrasound processing for tissue engineering scaffolds
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Agricultural straw is an abundant lignocellulosic biomass mainly composed of cellulose (33-75%), hemicellulose (13-37%) and lignin (3-31%) that offers great potential as a feed material for a biorefinery. Emerging technologies such as pressurized fluid fractionation and high-intensity ultrasound...