A CNN-based method to reconstruct 3-D spine surfaces from US images in vivo

S Tang, X Yang, P Shajudeen, C Sears, F Taraballi… - Medical image …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction of the spine surface is of strong clinical
relevance for the diagnosis and prognosis of spine disorders and intra-operative image …

Assessment of spinal cord injury using ultrasound elastography in a rabbit model in vivo

S Tang, B Weiner, F Taraballi, C Haase, E Stetco… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The effect of the mechanical micro-environment on spinal cord injury (SCI) and treatment
effectiveness remains unclear. Currently, there are limited imaging methods that can directly …

Identification of ultrasound imaging markers to quantify long bone regeneration in a segmental tibial defect sheep model in vivo

S Tang, P Shajudeen, E Tasciotti, R Righetti - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The healing of large bone defects has been investigated for decades due to its complexity
and clinical relevance. Ultrasound (US) methods have shown promise in monitoring bone …

Ultrasonic backscatter characterization of cancellous bone using a general Nakagami statistical model

C Liu, R Dong, B Li, Y Li, F Xu, D Ta… - Chinese Physics B, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The goal of this study is to analyze the statistics of the backscatter signal from bovine
cancellous bone using a Nakagami model and to evaluate the feasibility of Nakagami-model …

Assessment of the long bone inter-fragmentary gap size in ultrasound strain elastograms

S Tang, EP Sabonghy, MT Islam… - Physics in Medicine …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The inter-fragmentary gap size (IFGS) is a critical factor affecting the propensity of bone
healing. In this paper, we present a study to analyze ultrasound strain elastographic …