Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11851/2790
Title: Ultrasonic Transmittance of Rat Skull as a Function of Frequency
Authors: Aydın, M. Akif
Kılıç, Sadık Engin
Ergün, Arif Şanlı
Bozkurt, Ayhan
Deveci, Erdem
Keywords: Brain
rat skull
focused ultrasound
Publisher: IEEE
Source: Aydin, M. A., Kilinc, M. S., Ergun, A. S., Bozkurt, A., and Deveci, E. (2016, September). Ultrasonic transmittance of rat skull as a function of frequency. In 2016 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS) (pp. 1-4). IEEE.
Abstract: The applications of focused ultrasound in the brain have the common obstacle of penetrating the skull. The purpose of this study is to characterize the ultrasonic transmittance of the rat skull, which is the common animal model used in clinical studies. We modeled the skull as an acoustic cavity and derived an expression for the ultrasonic transmittance that takes into account the multiple reflections in the skull. We built an experimental setup with which we measured the ultrasonic transmittance. By using XYZ scanner, focused transducers and a hydrophone, we obtained ultrasonic transmission images of ex-vivo rat skulls. We found these images to be consistent with the anatomical structure. We also measured the transmittance frequency response of the rat skulls. We observed interference patterns in frequency responses which is consistent with the acoustical cavity model we proposed. We observed relatively high transmittance at frequencies where the multiple reflections add up constructively, whereas we observed relatively low transmittance otherwise.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11851/2790
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7728799
ISBN: 978-1-4673-9897-8
ISSN: 1948-5719
Appears in Collections:Elektrik ve Elektronik Mühendisliği Bölümü / Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection
WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection

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