title: Ultrasonic monitoring of bone fracture healing.
abstract: Quantitative ultrasound has attracted significant interest in the evaluation of bone fracture healing. Animal and clinical studies have demonstrated that the propagation velocity across fractured bones can be used as an indicator of healing. Researchers have recently employed computational methods for modeling wave propagation in bones, aiming to gain insight into the underlying mechanisms of wave propagation and to further enhance the monitoring capabilities of ultrasound. In this paper, we review the relevant literature and present the current status of knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, Computer Science Department, University of Ioannina, GR 45 110 Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Vasilios C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Protopappas
authors.forename: Maria G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Vavva
authors.forename: Dimitrios I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Fotiadis
authors.forename: Konstantinos N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Malizos
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003720:Densitometry / Q000379:methods*; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008954:Models, Biological; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*