ACCELERATION OF FOCUSED ULTRASOUND TREATMENT BY HIGH-INTENSITY TRIGGER PULSES
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22300176
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Medical systems
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YOSHIZAWA Shin 東北大学, 大学院・工学研究科, 准教授 (30455802)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥18,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥5,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,290,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥7,540,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,740,000)
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| Keywords | 医用超音波システム / 集束超音波治療 / 超音波治療 / 集束強力超音波 / 加熱凝固 / キャビテーション / 高速度カメラ / 分調波検出 / 生体模擬ゲル |
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| Research Abstract |
The generation of cavitated microbubbles which can potentially enhance ultrasonic heating of biological tissue was studied using a high-speed camera. An optically transparent gel with tissue-mimicking ultrasonic properties was developed and used. The generation was confirmed at an ultrasonic intensity more than the order of 10 kW/cm2. It was localized in the focal region at a pulse duration less than the order of 100 μs. The throughput of ultrasonic thermal coagulation of excised tissue was markedly improved by the generated microbubbles. Furthermore, it was discovered that the ultrasonic intensity needed for generating such cavitated microbubbles can be significantly reduced by superimposing the second harmonic to the fundamental.
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