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Tissue Mimicking Phantom for Visualization of Temperature Elevation Caused by Ultrasound

초음파에 의한 온도상승 가시화용 생체 모의매질

  • Received : 2014.06.18
  • Accepted : 2014.07.28
  • Published : 2014.09.30
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Abstract

To probe the temperature elevation effect caused by ultrasound, a tissue mimicking phantom was newly suggested. A carrageenan gel was adopted to realize not only the required transparency for visualization but also acoustic characteristics similar to human tissue. To visualize the temperature elevation inside phantom, thermochromic film with a critical temperature of discoloration was introduced. Acoustic characteristics of the tissue mimicking phantom were examined when the concentrations of carrageenan and sucrose changed. As the results, the attenuation coefficient of the phantom could be controlled in the range of 0.44~0.49 dB/cm/MHz, and the acoustic impedance in the range of 1.52~1.77 Mrayls. We could control the acoustic characteristics of the phantom by different concentration of carrageenan and sucrose, and it was possible to examine the temperature elevation caused by ultrasound in the phantom. The suggested method was verified by noninvasively visualizing the temperature elevation due to planar and focused ultrasound using the fabricated phantom.

초음파에 의한 온도상승효과를 조사하기 위한 생체 모의매질을 제안하였다. 생체와 유사한 음향특성을 가지며 내부온도분포의 관찰이 가능한 투명도를 확보하기 위하여 카라기난(carrageenan) 젤을 선택하였다. 매질 내부의 온도상승효과를 가시화 하기 위하여 온도에 따라 변색되는 시온필름을 사용하였으며 카라기난의 농도 및 첨가제로 사용한 수크로스(sucrose)의 농도에 따른 생체 모의매질의 음향특성을 조사하였다. 그 결과, 카라기난 및 수크로스의 농도를 조절함으로써 음향감쇠계수를 0.44~0.49 dB/cm/MHz의 범위에서 제어할 수 있었으며 음향임피던스의 경우 1.52~1.77 Mrayls의 범위에서 제어가능함을 확인했다. 제안된 생체 모의매질은 첨가제 및 카라기난의 농도에 따라 생체조직에 대응되는 음향특성을 갖도록 제어할 수 있었으며 초음파에 의한 매질내부의 온도상승 관찰이 가능하였다. 제안된 모의매질을 이용하여 평면 및 집속 초음파에 의한 온도상승효과를 비침습적으로 가시화하여 확인함으로써 본 제안법의 유효성을 검증하였다.

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