Proposal of ultrasonic imaging of thermophysical property distribution in vivo by ultrasonic heating
Proposal of ultrasonic imaging of thermophysical property distribution in vivo by ultrasonic heating
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超声加热体内热物性分布超声成像的提议
DOI:
10.1121/1.4970995
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发表时间:
2016
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
I. Akiyama
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作者:
M. Morimoto;Yuka Tsujimoto;I. Akiyama
This study proposes a novel ultrasonic imaging of sound velocity change distribution by a short time ultrasonic heating. According to the bio-heat transfer equation, the sound velocity change due to ultrasonic heating depends on the volumetric heat capacity, attenuation coefficient, and the temperature dependence of the sound velocity. Thus, the resultant image is correspondent to the thermophysical property distribution. The sound velocity change is estimated by the time difference of echoes from the tissue between before and after heating. The feasibility of the proposed technique was studied by using a block of porcine fat and muscle exposed to ultrasound. A concave circular transducer of 5.2 MHz in resonance frequency was used for the measurement of sound velocity change. Ultrasound waves of 3.2 MHz in frequency was transmitted from a coaxial arranged concave ring transducer for heating. As a result, the sound velocity change of the porcine muscle is 1.3 m / s and the porcine fat is -2.3 m/s. Therefor...