Basic study for ultrasound-based navigation for pedicle screw insertion using transmission and backscattered methods.

Basic study for ultrasound-based navigation for pedicle screw insertion using transmission and backscattered methods.

The purpose of this study was to understand the acoustic properties of human vertebral cancellous bone and to study the feasibility of ultrasound-based navigation for posterior pedicle screw fixation in spinal fusion surgery. Fourteen human vertebral specimens were disarticulated from seven un-embal...

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Main Authors: Ziqiang Chen, Bing Wu, Xiao Zhai, Yushu Bai, Xiaodong Zhu, Beier Luo, Xiao Chen, Chao Li, Mingyuan Yang, Kailiang Xu, Chengcheng Liu, Chuanfeng Wang, Yingchuan Zhao, Xianzhao Wei, Kai Chen, Wu Yang, Dean Ta, Ming Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4393101?pdf=render

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