Wireless Doppler Ultrasound Instrument for Quantifying Muscle Kinematics
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Introduction: Tracking muscle movement can be very useful in diagnosis and rehabilitation of patients with neuromuscular disorders. Doppler ultrasound is well suited for analysis of musculoskeletal movement, but conventional ultrasound systems are bulky and not suitable for monitoring patients during ambulatory gait. A wireless Doppler ultrasound system can allow for direct measurement of muscular velocity during dynamic gait studies. Using a continuous-wave vascular Doppler and a custom wireless transmission unit, we have developed a wearable system that can record Doppler shifts and send them to a local computer for analysis.
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