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ArticleIEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering2024

Continuous A-Mode Ultrasound-Based Prediction of Transfemoral Amputee Prosthesis Kinematics Across Different Ambulation Tasks.

Joel Mendez, Rosemarie Murray, Lukas Gabert, Nicholas P Fey, Honghai Liu, Tommaso Lenzi

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Article in IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Clinical, Safety, and Engineering Perspectives on Wearable Ultrasound Technology: A Review.IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control · 2024
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6 authors.

Joel Mendez
Rosemarie Murray
Lukas Gabert
Nicholas P Fey
Honghai Liu
Tommaso Lenzi

Funding

Utah Center for Clinical and Translational ScienceUL1TR002538 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI HESS, RACHEL, MAJERSIK, JENNIFER JUHL · 2018 to 2022
$26.0M
Lightweight Powered Prosthesis for Above-knee AmputeesR01HD098154 · NICHD · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI Tommaso Lenzi · 2019 to 2026
$3.6M
CTSA Postdoctoral T32 at University of Utah: Spheres of Translation Across the Research Spectrum (STARS) Training ProgramT32TR004394 · NCATS · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI ANGELA FAGERLIN, Keke Celeste Fairfax · 2023 to 2026
$1.1M
NCATS NIH HHS T32 TR004394NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002538NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD098154NIOSH CDC HHS T42 OH008414
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveVolitional control systems for powered prostheses require the detection of user intent to operate in real life scenarios. Ambulation mode classification has been proposed to address this issue. However, these approaches introduce discrete labels to the otherwise continuous task that is ambulation. An alternative approach is to provide users with direct, voluntary control of the powered prosthesis motion. Surface electromyography (EMG) sensors have been proposed for this task, but poor signal-to-noise ratios and crosstalk from neighboring muscles limit performance. B-mode ultrasound can address some of these issues at the cost of reduced clinical viability due to the substantial increase in size, weight, and cost. Thus, there is an unmet need for a lightweight, portable neural system that can effectively detect the movement intention of individuals with lower-limb amputation.

methodsIn this study, we show that a small and lightweight A-mode ultrasound system can continuously predict prosthesis joint kinematics in seven individuals with transfemoral amputation across different ambulation tasks. Features from the A-mode ultrasound signals were mapped to the user's prosthesis kinematics via an artificial neural network.

resultsPredictions on testing ambulation circuit trials resulted in a mean normalized RMSE across different ambulation modes of 8.7 ± 3.1%, 4.6 ± 2.5%, 7.2 ± 1.8%, and 4.6 ± 2.4% for knee position, knee velocity, ankle position, and ankle velocity, respectively. CONCLUSION AND SIGNIFICANCE: This study lays the foundation for future applications of A-mode ultrasound for volitional control of powered prostheses during a variety of daily ambulation tasks.

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AmputeesArtificial LimbsBiomechanical PhenomenaElectromyographyHumansWalking

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PMCPMC10900992

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