中国物理B ›› 2013, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (2): 24301-024301.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/22/2/024301

• ELECTROMAGNETISM, OPTICS, ACOUSTICS, HEAT TRANSFER, CLASSICAL MECHANICS, AND FLUID DYNAMICS • 上一篇    下一篇

Estimation of temperature elevation generated by ultrasonic irradiation in biological tissues using the thermal wave method

刘晓宙, 朱忆, 张飞, 龚秀芬   

  1. Key Laboratory of Modern Acoustics, Ministry of Education, Institute of Acoustics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
  • 收稿日期:2012-06-13 修回日期:2012-08-26 出版日期:2013-01-01 发布日期:2013-01-01
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos. 2011CB707902 and 2012CB921504); the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11274166); and the State Key Laboratory of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. SKLA201207).

Estimation of temperature elevation generated by ultrasonic irradiation in biological tissues using the thermal wave method

Liu Xiao-Zhou (刘晓宙), Zhu Yi (朱忆), Zhang Fei (张飞), Gong Xiu-Fen (龚秀芬)   

  1. Key Laboratory of Modern Acoustics, Ministry of Education, Institute of Acoustics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
  • Received:2012-06-13 Revised:2012-08-26 Online:2013-01-01 Published:2013-01-01
  • Contact: Liu Xiao-Zhou E-mail:xzliu@nju.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos. 2011CB707902 and 2012CB921504); the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11274166); and the State Key Laboratory of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. SKLA201207).

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摘要： In most previous models, simulation of the temperature generation in tissue is based on the Pennes bio-heat transfer equation, which implies an instantaneous thermal energy deposition in medium. Due to the long thermal relaxation time τ (20 s-30 s) in biological tissues, the actual temperature elevation during clinical treatments could be different from the value predicted by the Pennes bioheat equation. Thermal wave model of bio-heat transfer (TWMBT) defines a thermal relaxation time to describe the tissue heating from ultrasound exposure. In this paper, COMSOL Multiphysics 3.5a, a finite element method software package, is used to simulate the temperature response in tissues based on Pennes and TWMBT equations. We further discuss different factors in the bio-heat transfer model on the influence of the temperature rising. And it is found that the temperature response in tissue under ultrasound exposure is a rising process with a declining rate. The thermal relaxation time inhibits the temperature elevation at the beginning of ultrasonic heating. Besides, thermal relaxation in TWMBT leads to lower temperature estimation than that based on Pennes equation during the same period of time. The blood flow carrying heat dominates most to the decline of temperature rising rate and the influence increases with temperature rising. On the contrary, heat diffusion, which can be described by thermal conductivity, has little effect on the temperature rising.

关键词: thermal wave model of bioheat transfer, temperature elevation, ultrasound irradiation

Abstract: In most previous models, simulation of the temperature generation in tissue is based on the Pennes bio-heat transfer equation, which implies an instantaneous thermal energy deposition in medium. Due to the long thermal relaxation time τ (20 s-30 s) in biological tissues, the actual temperature elevation during clinical treatments could be different from the value predicted by the Pennes bioheat equation. Thermal wave model of bio-heat transfer (TWMBT) defines a thermal relaxation time to describe the tissue heating from ultrasound exposure. In this paper, COMSOL Multiphysics 3.5a, a finite element method software package, is used to simulate the temperature response in tissues based on Pennes and TWMBT equations. We further discuss different factors in the bio-heat transfer model on the influence of the temperature rising. And it is found that the temperature response in tissue under ultrasound exposure is a rising process with a declining rate. The thermal relaxation time inhibits the temperature elevation at the beginning of ultrasonic heating. Besides, thermal relaxation in TWMBT leads to lower temperature estimation than that based on Pennes equation during the same period of time. The blood flow carrying heat dominates most to the decline of temperature rising rate and the influence increases with temperature rising. On the contrary, heat diffusion, which can be described by thermal conductivity, has little effect on the temperature rising.

Key words: thermal wave model of bioheat transfer, temperature elevation, ultrasound irradiation

中图分类号:  (Ultrasonics, quantum acoustics, and physical effects of sound)

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