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Advanced assessment of the bone mineral density of a finger using a vibration-based in vivo device and two-stepped cantilever beam model

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There has been an increase in the number of age-related diseases worldwide. Among these, osteoporosis, which is one of the muscular skeletal diseases, has increased rapidly worldwide. It can be diagnosed and evaluated based on bone mineral density (BMD). There are several BMD diagnosis devices; however, they have a few disadvantages. This study proposes a vibration-based BMD measurement device and advanced evaluation model. To measure the fundamental frequency of a finger, a vibration-based in vivo device was developed, and a two-stepped beam model derived using the Rayleigh energy method was used to calculate the BMD based on the measured natural frequency. Consequently, the BMDs calculated using the two-stepped beam and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) methods were significantly correlated under error of 5 %.

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This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (2021R1A2C2013053).

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnamdaero, Sujeong-gu, Seongsam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 461-701, Korea

    Hyun-dong Do, Donghyun Hong & Kyoung-Su Park

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Kyoung-Su Park received the B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, in 2000 and the M.S. and Ph.D. from the same University in 2002 and 2006. From 2006 to 2008, he was a Principal Researcher in Samsung Corp. He then studied nano-dynamics and vibration as a Research Professor at Yonsei University. Currently, he is Associate Professor in Gachon University since 2014. His research interests include nano-level/macro-level dynamics and vibration, development of vibration-based functional surface.

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Do, Hd., Hong, D. & Park, KS. Advanced assessment of the bone mineral density of a finger using a vibration-based in vivo device and two-stepped cantilever beam model. J Mech Sci Technol 36, 2811–2816 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-022-0513-z

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