CHARACTERIZING AN AGAR/GELATIN PHANTOM FOR IMAGE GUIDED DOSING AND FEEDBACK CONTROL OF HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND
CHARACTERIZING AN AGAR/GELATIN PHANTOM FOR IMAGE GUIDED DOSING AND FEEDBACK CONTROL OF HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2012.09.016
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发表时间:
2013-02-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Sekins, K. Michael
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作者:
Dunmire, Barbrina;Kucewicz, John C.;Sekins, K. Michael
The temperature dependence of an agar/gelatin phantom was evaluated. The purpose was to predict the material property response to high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for developing ultrasound guided dosing and targeting feedback. Changes in attenuation, sound speed, shear modulus and thermal properties with temperature were examined from 20 degrees C to 70 degrees C for 3 weeks post-manufacture. The attenuation decreased with temperature by a power factor of 0.15. Thermal conductivity, diffusivity and specific heat all increased linearly with temperature for a total change of approximately 16%, 10% and 6%, respectively. Sound speed had a parabolic dependence on temperature similar to that of water. Initially, the shear modulus irreversibly declined with even a slight increase in temperature. Over time, the gel maintained its room temperature shear modulus with moderate heating. A stable phantom was achieved within 2 weeks post-manufacture that possessed quasi-reversible material properties up to nearly 55 degrees C. (E-mail: mrbean@u.washington.edu) (C) 2013 World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology.