Subject Index
A D Acetabular cartilage, 214
A-scan system, 16 B Bladder, 31 Bone,
bending tests on, 149 biological factors of, 150 compressive tests on, 148 creep and stress in, 167 fatigue properties of, 168 impact strength of, 169 major constituents of, 141 microstructure of, 141, 171 mineralization of, 193 models of, 184
non-destructive tests on, 176 shear tests on, 149
tensile properties of, 178 tensile tests on, 147 torsion tests on, 150 types of, 142 Breast, 31 B-scan system, 17
C Cancellous bone, 142 Cartilage, 207, 221
mid-zone of, 212 deep layers of, 212 Carotid artery, 30
Cell and tissue destruction, 1 Changes in cell tissue, 3 Collagen fibres, 144, 172, 191 Compact bone, 142
as a three-phase material, 181 Connective tissue,
basic organization, 190 fibrous elements of, 191 intracellular matrix of, 190 mechanical properties of, 215 Cornea, 194
Detached retina, 11, 33 Differential diagnosis, 32 Doppler effect, 14
E
Echographic representation, 14 Echokymogram, 30
display of organs by, 31 Elastic fibres, 191
Elastin, 216 Electrical activity,
extracellular, 82 intracellular, 81 Electrocardiograph, 26 Enbalming, effects of, 154 Enzyme balance, 4 Epoch estimation, 112 Eyeball axis, 56
F Fibrous mycoproteins,
mechanical properties of, 213 Focal lesions, 7
Focused sound beams, 6 G Gonads, 4
Ground substance, 216 Gynaecology, 31, 67
H Haemorrhages, 33 Haversian canal, 143 Heart movement, 30 High-intensity ultrasound,
therapeutic applications of, 5 thermal effects of, 7
in dentistry, 11 in retina surgery, 11 249
250 SUBJECT INDEX I
Image converter method, 14 Injury to patient, 64 Interfibrillar material, 214 Intraocular foreign bodies, 33
K Kidney, 31
L Lacunae, 143 Langer's lines, 206 Lens of the eye, 56 Ligaments, 194, 217 Liver, 31
Living tissue,
mechanical response of, 229 Lung, 31
M Meniere's Disease,
ultrasonic surgery in, 9, 67 Microsurgery, 12
Mitral Stenosis, 26 Mitosis, 3
N Neuron,
electrical activity of, 79 Neuronal signal, 84
additivity of, 85 fluctuations in, 85 identification of, 87 interactions of, 88 noise properties of, 86
orthogonal representations of, 98 properties of, 85
Nystagmus, 9 O Obstetrics, 31
Off-line separation technique, of Hiltz, 121
of Keehn, 125
On-line separation system, 108 of Glaser and Marks, 108 of Simon, 119
Opthalmology,
ultrasonic diagnosis in, 32 Osmotic equilibrium, 4
P Pulse echo techniques, 15
R Reticular fibre, 191 S Sclera, 33
Secondary osteone, 143 Sector scan, 29 Skin, 220
biaxial membrane tests on, 240 enzyme degradation of, 222 histological studies of, 198 integument, 196
maximum extensibility of, 233 stereomicroscopy of, 200 stress-relaxation studies of, 241 structural changes of, 199 torsional deformation of, 234 trapezoidal rotational displacements
of, 237 Skin cancers, 5
Skin-fold techniques, 239 Skull diameter, 31 Spike potential, 79 Spike waveforms,
analogue filtering of, 109 decision boundaries for, 114 fluctuations of, 85
separation systems for, 116 Spleen, 31
Stereoscan microscopy, 200 Storage,
effects of frozen, 153 effects of saline, 154
T Tendon, 194, 217 Threshold of damage, 1 Tropocollagen, 193
SUBJECT INDEX 251 U
Ultrasonic cleaning, 12 Ultrasonic diagnosis,
in cardiology, 26 injury in, 64
in opthalmology, 32, 67 in the eyball, 34 in the Orbit, 58
with continuous waves, 13 with pulse echo techniques, Ultrasonic therapy,
Neurophysiological, 67 Neurosurgical, 7, 9, 67 Ultrasound,
biochemical effects of, 3, 8
mechanical effects of, 2 modes of action of, 2 thixotropic effects, 8
V Variation of bones,
between bones, 160 with one bone, 159 with sex, 161 with direction, 162 Vertigo, 9
W Wound healing, 193