System and method of diagnosis of malformed hips in babies or sm

Details System and method of diagnosis of malformed hips in babies or sm System and method of diagnosis of malformed hips in babies or sm

1996-05-06

1998-01-06

Lateef, Marvin M.

Surgery

Truss

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128774, 378 62, A61B 505

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057043566

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for diagnosis of dislocated hips in newborn babies. A tensile force is applied to the leg of the subject so as to generate a temporary cavity within the hip in accordance with the vacuum phenomenon, An image is then formed of soft tissue surrounding the cavity. This allows the hip to be identified as either a normal hip or a malformed hip in accordance with the shape of the cavity. The system typically employs two very low dosage X-ray pulses of differing frequencies which are directed through the subject's hip toward a stimulated emission secondary source. The resulting images are sensed using a full-frame CCD, and are combined to form a composite image containing both hard tissue and soft tissue information. The system may also feature a sensor for ensuring that sufficient tensile force is applied to generate a cavity according to the Vacuum Phenomenon.

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