Ultrasonic Sensor Probe to Detect Early Signs of Lumbar Disk Herniation
| dc.contributor.advisor | Mohammed, Abdo (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hanna, Merid | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-26T09:24:45Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-28T14:09:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-26T09:24:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-28T14:09:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Medical imaging has advanced in remarkable ways since the discovery of X-rays 120 years ago. Today's radiologists can image the human body in intricate detail using computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, ultrasound, and various other modalities. Such technology allows for improved screening, diagnosis, and monitoring of disease, but it also comes with risks. Many imaging modalities expose patients to ionizing radiation, which potentially increases their risk of developing cancer in the future, and imaging may also be associated with possible allergic reactions or risks related to the use of intravenous contrast agents. In addition, the financial costs of imaging are taxing our health care system, and incidental findings can trigger anxiety and further testing. In this thesis, the problem of lack of reachable alternatives for spinal imaging is addressed, to narrow the gap created between the potential victims of this disease and the imaging equipment which could only be accessed through a physician’s order, and is expensive enough for people to dismiss their back pain and/or their neck pain. Therefore another way to diagnose a lumbar disc herniation is required to make the best decisions when it comes to the better option a patient with a lower back pain comes along, which is, a makeshift Ultrasonic Sensor Probe (USP). This thesis depicts the overall design of the kit, which is an ensemble of a sensor, a microprocessor and the other components incased in one, simulation models of the components included in the probe, and the necessary methodologies used to make the modelling of the filters. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/29702 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Lumbar Disk Herniation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ultrasonic Sensor | en_US |
| dc.title | Ultrasonic Sensor Probe to Detect Early Signs of Lumbar Disk Herniation | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |