The ultrasonic backscatter(UB)has the advantage of non-invasively obtaining bone density and structure,expected to be an assessment tool for early diagnosis osteoporosis.All former UB measurements were based on exciting a short single-pulse and analyzing the ultrasonic signals backscattered in bone.This study aims to examine amplitude modulation(AM)ultrasonic excitation with UB measurements for predicting bone characteristics.The AM multiple lengths excitation and backscatter measurement(AM-UB)functions were integrated into a portable ultrasonic instrument for bone charac-terization.The apparent integrated backscatter coefficient in the AM excitation(AIBAM)was evaluated on the AM-UB instrumentation.The correlation coefficients of the AIBAM estimating volume fraction(BV/TV),structure model index(SMI),and bone mineral density(BMD)were then analyzed.Significant correlations(|R|= 0.82-0.93,p＜0.05)were observed between the AIBAM,BV/TV,SMI,and BMD.By growing the AM excitation length,the AIBAM values exhibit more stability both in 1.0-MHz and 3.5-MHz measurements.The recommendations in AM-UB measurement were that the avoided length(T1)should be lower than AM excitation length,and the analysis length(T2)should be enough long but not more than AM excitation length.The authors conducted an AM-UB measurement for cancellous bone characterization.Increasing the AM excitation length could substantially enhance AIBAM values stability with varying analyzed signals.The study suggests the portable AM-UB instrument with the integration of real-time analytics software that might provide a potential tool for osteoporosis early screening.

Boyi Li;Chengcheng Liu;Xin Liu;Tho N.H.T.Tran;Ying Li;Dan Li;Dongsheng Bi;Duwei Liu;Dean Ta

Academy for Engineering and Technology,Fudan University,Shanghai 200433,China;The Center for Biomedical Engineering,Fudan University,Shanghai 200433,China;The State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology,Fudan University,Shanghai 200433,China

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[1]Boyi Li;Chengcheng Liu;Xin Liu;Tho N.H.T.Tran;Ying Li;Dan Li;Dongsheng Bi;Duwei Liu;Dean Ta-.Amplitude modulation excitation for cancellous bone evaluation using a portable ultrasonic backscatter instrumentation)[J].中国物理B（英文版）,2022(11):119-127

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