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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2018
Charité—universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, DE;
CHARITÉ —UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN, Berlin, DE;
Abstract
The present disclosure refers to a system for determining a cortical bone, comprising: an ultrasound transducer which is configured to transmit an ultrasound wave to a region of interest, and to receive a backscattered ultrasound wave which is backscattered from the region of interest, wherein the region of interest comprises a cortical bone; and an evaluation unit which is configured to determine at least one of a pore size, a bone thickness, and a speed of sound in the cortical bone by evaluating the backscattered ultrasound wave. Further, a method for determining a cortical bone is provided. A computer program product which, when executed by a processor, executes the method.