Abstract
The purpose of this work was to demonstrate that a clinical ultrasound transducer array can practically detect theimoacoustic pulses induced by irradiation by very high frequency (VHF) electromagnetic energy. This is an important step because theimoacoustic signal strength is directly proportional to the specific absorption rate (SAR), which is lower in the VHF regime than in microwave or optical regimes. A 96-channel transducer array (P4-1) providing 3 cm coverage was incorporated into a benchtop theimoacoustic imaging system for imaging fresh surgical specimens. Thermoacoustic signal was generated by 700 ns irradiation pulses with 11 kV/m electric field strength and 108 MHz carrier frequency. To improve SNR 1024 pulses were averaged at a 250 Hz repetition rate. Two sets of sinograms were acquired, separated by a 2 cm translation along the tomographic axis and reconstructed over a 6 x 6 x 5 cm(3) volume. Contrast and in-plane resolution were measured by imaging a homogeneous cylindrical phantom and an 80 micron wire designed to highlight E-field polarization effects. FWHM of the in-plane point spread function varied from 250 microns to 1.1 mm, depending upon transducer used and phantom orientation relative to the electric field. Several fresh human prostates were imaged immediately after surgery. Rudimentary comparison to histology was performed and volumetric reconstruction of the multi-channel P4-1 data visualizes anatomic features that are rarely seen in ultrasound, CT, or MRI. The single element transducer provided superior image contrast, but with inferior resolution.
| Dokumententyp: | Buchbeitrag |
|---|---|
| Fakultät: | Medizin |
| Themengebiete: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
| ISSN: | 0277-786X |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Dokumenten ID: | 46138 |
| Datum der Veröffentlichung auf Open Access LMU: | 27. Apr. 2018, 08:10 |
| Letzte Änderungen: | 04. Nov. 2020, 13:22 |
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