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ArticleMicrosystems & nanoengineering2023

Multifocal skull-compensated transcranial focused ultrasound system for neuromodulation applications based on acoustic holography.

Geon Kook, Yehhyun Jo, Chaerin Oh, Xiaojia Liang, Jaewon Kim, Sang-Mok Lee, Subeen Kim, Jung-Woo Choi, Hyunjoo Jenny Lee

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Article in Microsystems & nanoengineering, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
5.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Emerging Wearable Acoustic Sensing Technologies.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  10. Feasibility of Hologram-Assisted Bilateral Blood-Brain Barrier Opening in Non-Human Primates.IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control · 2024
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  11. Airy-beam holographic sonogenetics for advancing neuromodulation precision and flexibility.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Geon KookSchool of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141 South Korea.
Yehhyun JoSchool of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141 South Korea.
Chaerin OhSchool of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141 South Korea.
Xiaojia LiangSchool of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141 South Korea.
Jaewon KimSchool of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141 South Korea.
Sang-Mok LeeSchool of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141 South Korea.
Subeen KimSchool of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141 South Korea.
Jung-Woo ChoiSchool of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141 South Korea.
Hyunjoo Jenny LeeSchool of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141 South Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-9963-2515
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation is a promising therapeutic modality for human brain disorders because of its noninvasiveness, long penetration depth, and versatile spatial control capability through beamforming and beam steering. However, the skull presents a major hurdle for successful applications of ultrasound stimulation. Specifically, skull-induced focal aberration limits the capability for accurate and versatile targeting of brain subregions. In addition, there lacks a fully functional preclinical neuromodulation system suitable to conduct behavioral studies. Here, we report a miniature ultrasound system for neuromodulation applications that is capable of highly accurate multiregion targeting based on acoustic holography. Our work includes the design and implementation of an acoustic lens for targeting brain regions with compensation for skull aberration through time-reversal recording and a phase conjugation mirror. Moreover, we utilize MEMS and 3D-printing technology to implement a 0.75-g lightweight neuromodulation system and present in vivo characterization of the packaged system in freely moving mice. This preclinical system is capable of accurately targeting the desired individual or multitude of brain regions, which will enable versatile and explorative behavior studies using ultrasound neuromodulation to facilitate widespread clinical adoption.

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Electrical and electronic engineeringNEMS

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PMID37056421
PMCPMC10085992
OpenAlexW4362735894

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