Ultrasonic wave propagation in viscoelastic cortical bone plate coupled with fluids: a spectral finite element study

Vu-Hieu Nguyen and Salah Naili

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2013, vol. 16, issue 9, 963-974

Abstract: This work deals with the ultrasonic wave propagation in the cortical layer of long bones which is known as being a functionally graded anisotropic material coupled with fluids. The viscous effects are taken into account. The geometrical configuration mimics the one of axial transmission technique used for evaluating the bone quality. We present a numerical procedure adapted for this purpose which is based on the spectral finite element method (FEM). By using a combined Laplace–Fourier transform, the vibroacoustic problem may be transformed into the frequency–wavenumber domain in which, as radiation conditions may be exactly introduced in the infinite fluid halfspaces, only the heterogeneous solid layer needs to be analysed using FEM. Several numerical tests are presented showing very good performance of the proposed approach. We present some results to study the influence of the frequency on the first arriving signal velocity in (visco)elastic bone plate.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2011.645811

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