Overview
Project status: In progress
This research project aims to develop the world's first ultrasound skeletal scanner aimed primarily at assessment of very low birth weight neonates. The technique will be validated both scientifically and clinically.
- Research team
- QUT
- Organisational unit
- Lead unit Science and Engineering Faculty
- Research area
- Physics
Professor Christian LangtonDetails
Assessment will prove useful for identification of infants at risk of bone health.
Premature babies may not receive adequate nutrients and other hormones from the placenta. Weak bones in the newborn baby can lead to abnormalities in the shape of the bones, fractures and difficulties in activities such as breathing. These factors may hinder parents' interaction with their infant.
Assessment will prove useful for identification of infants at risk of bone health. This may lead to measures that prevent fractures and even benefit long-term bone health in adulthood.
There gives scope to further expand the clinical boundaries by additionally considering the application of the system to young children, with potential clinical applications including osteogenesis imperfecta.
