Numerical simulations of heating patterns and tissue temperature response due to high-intensity focused ultrasound

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作者
Curra, FP [1 ]
Mourad, PD
Khokhlova, VA
Cleveland, RO
Crum, LA
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[1] Univ Washington, Appl Phys Lab, Seattle, WA 98105 USA
[2] Moscow MV Lomonosov State Univ, Dept Phys, Moscow 119899, Russia
[3] Boston Univ, Dept Mech & Aerosp Engn, Boston, MA 02215 USA
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10.1109/58.852092
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O42 [声学];
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070206 [声学]; 082403 [水声工程];
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The results of this paper show-for an existing high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) transducer-the importance of nonlinear effects on the space/time properties of wave propagation and heat generation in perfused liver models when a blood vessel also might be present. These simulations are based on the nonlinear parabolic equation for sound propagation and the bio-heat equation for temperature generation. The use of high initial pressure in HIFU transducers in combination with the physical characteristics of biological tissue induces shock formation during the propagation of a therapeutic ultrasound wave. The induced shock directly affects the rate at which heat is absorbed by tissue at the focus without significant influence on the magnitude and spatial distribution of the energy being delivered. When shocks form close to the focus, nonlinear enhancement of heating is confined in a small region around the focus and generates a higher localized thermal impact on the tissue than that predicted by linear theory. The presence of a blood vessel changes the spatial distribution of both the heating rate and temperature.
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页码:1077 / 1089
页数:13
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