ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021
The Effects of the Structural and Acoustic Parameters of the Skull Model on Transcranial Focused Ultrasound.
Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Biological current source imaging method based on acoustoelectric effect: A systematic review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
- Noninvasive Modulation of the Subcallosal Cingulate and Depression With Focused Ultrasonic Waves.Biological psychiatry · 2025Trial
- A Precise Focusing Simulation Platform for Transcranial Acoustoelectric Brain Imaging.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Noninvasive Intracranial Source Signal Localization and Decoding with High Spatiotemporal Resolution.Cyborg and bionic systems (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Article
- A Deep Learning-Based Approach to Characterize Skull Physical Properties: A Phantom Study.Journal of biophotonics · 2025Article
- Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Technique in Glioblastoma Multiforme Treatment.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Review
- Focused Ultrasound and Ultrasound Stimulated Microbubbles in Radiotherapy Enhancement for Cancer Treatment.Technology in cancer research & treatmentReview
- Impact of Three-dimensional-printed Skull Inserts of Different Thickness on Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Heating in a Head Phantom.Journal of medical ultrasoundArticle
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Abstract
Transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) has great potential in brain imaging and therapy. However, the structural and acoustic differences of the skull will cause a large number of technical problems in the application of tFUS, such as low focus energy, focal shift, and defocusing. To have a comprehensive understanding of the skull effect on tFUS, this study investigated the effects of the structural parameters (thickness, radius of curvature, and distance from the transducer) and acoustic parameters (density, acoustic speed, and absorption coefficient) of the skull model on tFUS based on acrylic plates and two simulation methods (self-programming and COMSOL). For structural parameters, our research shows that as the three factors increase the unit distance, the attenuation caused from large to small is the thickness (0.357 dB/mm), the distance to transducer (0.048 dB/mm), and the radius of curvature (0.027 dB/mm). For acoustic parameters, the attenuation caused by density (0.024 dB/30 kg/m
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