Modeling of the dielectric properties of trabecular bone samples at microwave frequency

被引:21
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作者
Irastorza, Ramiro M. [1 ]
Blangino, Eugenia [2 ]
Carlevaro, Carlos M. [1 ,3 ]
Vericat, Fernando [1 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, Inst Fis Liquidos & Sistemas Biol, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
[2] UBA, Fac Ingn, Dept Ingn Mecan, Gabinete Biomecan, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
[3] Univ Tecnol Nacl, FRBA, UDB Fis, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
[4] UNLP, Fac Ingn, Grp Aplicac Matemat & Estadist, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
关键词
Bone dielectric properties; Microwave tomography; Finite difference time domain; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; MICROSTRUCTURE; DENSITY; VOLUME;
D O I
10.1007/s11517-014-1145-y
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
In this paper, the dielectric properties of human trabecular bone are evaluated under physiological condition in the microwave range. Assuming a two components medium, simulation and experimental data are presented and discussed. A special experimental setup is developed in order to deal with inhomogeneous samples. Simulation data are obtained using finite difference time domain from a realistic sample. The bone mineral density of the samples are also measured. The simulation and experimental results of the present study suggest that there is a negative relation between bone volume fraction (BV/TV) and permittivity/conductivity: the higher the BV/TV, the lower the permittivity/conductivity. This is in agreement with the recently published in vivo data.
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页码:439 / 447
页数:9
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