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低强度聚焦超声辐照过程中焦点温度测量方法

Focal temperature measurement method during low-intensity focused ultrasound irradiation

  • 摘要: 在聚焦超声热疗过程中,精准测量与评估组织内部焦点温度对于治疗具有重要意义。为实现超声作用下组织内部焦点温度的非接触测量,提出基于声轴上几何焦点后方透射声压反演焦点温度的方法,并结合声场−热场耦合理论开展相关仿真计算,形成非侵入式评估超声热疗中组织焦点温度的实验方案。基于凝胶体模、新鲜脂肪、猪里脊肉等组织展开实验。结果表明,基于检测几何焦点后方透射声压得到焦点温度方法的计算结果与仿真计算结果相比,平均误差分别为6.25%、1.53%、8.13%;与热电偶验证实验结果相比,平均误差分别为8.30%、7.56%、9.15%。各组结果吻合较好,该方法能在组织不发生蛋白变性的情形下实现内部焦点温度的非接触测量。这为超声治疗剂量规划提供了依据,具有临床应用前景。

     

    Abstract: During focused ultrasound hyperthermia, the precise measurement and assessment of the internal focal temperature of tissues are of significant importance for treatment. To realize non-contact measurement of the internal focal temperature during ultrasound irradiation, a scheme based on inverting the post-focal transmitted acoustic pressure along the acoustic axis was proposed. Combined with the acoustic-thermal field coupling theory, relevant simulation calculations were performed to develop an experimental scheme for non-invasive evaluation of focal tissue temperature during ultrasound hyperthermia. Experiments were carried out using gel phantoms, fresh fat, pork tenderloin, and other tissues. The results indicated that, compared with the simulation-calculated results, the average errors of focal temperature with the method based on detecting the post-focal transmitted acoustic pressure were 6.25%, 1.53%, and 8.13%, respectively; compared with the results of thermocouple verification experiments, the average errors were 8.30%, 7.56%, and 9.15%, respectively. The results were well-matched, and non-contact measurement of the internal focal temperature could be achieved without protein denaturation in tissues. This provides a basis for planning the dosage administration of ultrasound therapy and holds clinical application prospects.

     

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