Dr. Liming Cheng Profile

Dr. Liming Cheng

at Tongji Univ

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SPIE Journal Paper | 19 March 2024 Open Access

Theoretical and experimental study of attenuation in cancellous bone

Wenyi Xu, Weiya Xie, Dong Yu, Haohan Sun, Ying Gu, Xingliang Tao, Menglu Qian, Liming Cheng, Hao Wang, Qian Cheng

JBO, Vol. 29, Issue S1, S11526, (March 2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.29.S1.S11526

KEYWORDS: Bone, Signal attenuation, Porosity, Acoustic waves, Transducers, Osteoporosis, Acoustics, Solids, Tissues, Numerical simulations

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Proceedings Article | 29 November 2007 Paper

Digital image measurement of specimen deformation based on CCD cameras and Image J software: an application to human pelvic biomechanics

Yongwei Jia, Liming Cheng, Guangrong Yu, Yongjian Lou

Proceedings Volume 6837, 683704 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.768288

KEYWORDS: Digital imaging, Digital image processing, Digital image correlation, Image processing, CCD cameras, CCD image sensors, Image segmentation, Reconstruction algorithms, Detection and tracking algorithms, Image processing software

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A method of digital image measurement of specimen deformation based on CCD cameras and Image J software was developed. This method was used to measure the biomechanics behavior of human pelvis. Six cadaveric specimens from the third lumbar vertebra to the proximal 1/3 part of femur were tested. The specimens without any structural abnormalities were dissected of all soft tissue, sparing the hip joint capsules and the ligaments of the pelvic ring and floor. Markers with black dot on white background were affixed to the key regions of the pelvis. Axial loading from the proximal lumbar was applied by MTS in the gradient of 0N to 500N, which simulated the double feet standing stance. The anterior and lateral images of the specimen were obtained through two CCD cameras. Based on Image J software, digital image processing software, which can be freely downloaded from the National Institutes of Health, digital 8-bit images were processed. The procedure includes the recognition of digital marker, image invert, sub-pixel reconstruction, image segmentation, center of mass algorithm based on weighted average of pixel gray values. Vertical displacements of S1 (the first sacral vertebrae) in front view and micro-angular rotation of sacroiliac joint in lateral view were calculated according to the marker movement. The results of digital image measurement showed as following: marker image correlation before and after deformation was excellent. The average correlation coefficient was about 0.983. According to the 768 × 576 pixels image (pixel size 0.68mm × 0.68mm), the precision of the displacement detected in our experiment was about 0.018 pixels and the comparatively error could achieve 1.11&perthou;. The average vertical displacement of S1 of the pelvis was 0.8356±0.2830mm under vertical load of 500 Newtons and the average micro-angular rotation of sacroiliac joint in lateral view was 0.584±0.221°. The load-displacement curves obtained from our optical measure system matched the clinical results. Digital image measurement of specimen deformation based on CCD cameras and Image J software has good perspective for application in biomechanical research, which has the advantage of simple optical setup, no-contact, high precision, and no special requirement of test environment.

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