In order to improve the operability and accuracy of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), an annular focused transducer, whereby a B-ultrasound probe is placed in its center, is used to realize the real time mon...In order to improve the operability and accuracy of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), an annular focused transducer, whereby a B-ultrasound probe is placed in its center, is used to realize the real time monitoring and control of the treatment. In this paper, the spheroidal beam equation (SBE) was used to calculate the sound lield by an annular focused transducer with a wide aperture angle to first derive the heat deposition and the Pennes equation was used to calculate the temperature field in multi-layer tissue. We studied the effect of different parameters on the temperature of the tissues. The result shows that the focal length has a significant influence on both maximum liver temperature rise and skin temperature rise, and both increase with the increase in the focal length. When the frequency increases, the temperature rise first undergoes a rapid increase before gradually reaching a maximum, and then finally decreasing. The temperature rise increases while the inner radius decreases or the sound pressure increases. By choosing suitable parameters, the proper temperature rise both on the target tissue and skin via an annular tbcused transducer with a wide aperture angle can be obtained.展开更多
A reflection-mode photoacoustic microscope using a hollow focused ultrasound transducer is developed for highresolution in vivo imaging.A confocal structure of the laser and the ultrasound is used to improve the syste...A reflection-mode photoacoustic microscope using a hollow focused ultrasound transducer is developed for highresolution in vivo imaging.A confocal structure of the laser and the ultrasound is used to improve the system resolution.The axial and lateral resolutions of the system are measured to be ~ 32 μm and ~ 58 μm,respectively.Ex vivo and in vivo modes are tested to validate the imaging capability of the photoacoustic microscope.The adjacent vein and artery can be seen clearly from the reconstructed photoacoustic images.The results demonstrate that the reflectionmode photoacoustic microscope can be used for high-resolution imaging of micro-blood vessels,which would be of great benefit for monitoring the neovascularization in tumor angiogenesis.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program,China(Grant No.2016YFF0203000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11774167 and 61571222)+2 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(Grant No.020414380001)the State Key Laboratory of Acoustics,Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.SKLA201609)AQSIQ Technology Research and Development Program,China(Grant No.2017QK125)
文摘In order to improve the operability and accuracy of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), an annular focused transducer, whereby a B-ultrasound probe is placed in its center, is used to realize the real time monitoring and control of the treatment. In this paper, the spheroidal beam equation (SBE) was used to calculate the sound lield by an annular focused transducer with a wide aperture angle to first derive the heat deposition and the Pennes equation was used to calculate the temperature field in multi-layer tissue. We studied the effect of different parameters on the temperature of the tissues. The result shows that the focal length has a significant influence on both maximum liver temperature rise and skin temperature rise, and both increase with the increase in the focal length. When the frequency increases, the temperature rise first undergoes a rapid increase before gradually reaching a maximum, and then finally decreasing. The temperature rise increases while the inner radius decreases or the sound pressure increases. By choosing suitable parameters, the proper temperature rise both on the target tissue and skin via an annular tbcused transducer with a wide aperture angle can be obtained.
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2010CB732602 and 2011CB910402)the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University,China(Grant No.IRT0829)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.30870676,81127004 and 11104087)the Foundation for Distinguished Young Talents in Higher Education of Guangdong,China(Grant No.LYM10061)
文摘A reflection-mode photoacoustic microscope using a hollow focused ultrasound transducer is developed for highresolution in vivo imaging.A confocal structure of the laser and the ultrasound is used to improve the system resolution.The axial and lateral resolutions of the system are measured to be ~ 32 μm and ~ 58 μm,respectively.Ex vivo and in vivo modes are tested to validate the imaging capability of the photoacoustic microscope.The adjacent vein and artery can be seen clearly from the reconstructed photoacoustic images.The results demonstrate that the reflectionmode photoacoustic microscope can be used for high-resolution imaging of micro-blood vessels,which would be of great benefit for monitoring the neovascularization in tumor angiogenesis.