Phospholipids coated microbubbles exposed to ultrasound (US) are known to deflate, with possible impact on the results of diagnostic imaging applications. This paper reports on an acousto-optic study of the behaviour of single microbubbles exposed to pulsed low-pressure excitation sequences over long time intervals, during which the bubbles experience ultrasound-induced deflation. The set-up provides radius and echo information that is combined to show resonance effects, and second harmonic responses as a function of diameter.
Ultrasound induced deflation: a method to study the behavior of single bubbles with varying diameter / F.Guidi; R.Mori; H.Vos; N. deJong; P.Tortoli. - STAMPA. - (2008), pp. 1679-1682. (Intervento presentato al convegno 2008 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium tenutosi a Beijing, China nel November 2008) [10.1109/ULTSYM.2008.0410].
Ultrasound induced deflation: a method to study the behavior of single bubbles with varying diameter
GUIDI, FRANCESCO;MORI, RICCARDO;TORTOLI, PIERO
2008
Abstract
Phospholipids coated microbubbles exposed to ultrasound (US) are known to deflate, with possible impact on the results of diagnostic imaging applications. This paper reports on an acousto-optic study of the behaviour of single microbubbles exposed to pulsed low-pressure excitation sequences over long time intervals, during which the bubbles experience ultrasound-induced deflation. The set-up provides radius and echo information that is combined to show resonance effects, and second harmonic responses as a function of diameter.
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