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Modeling and numerical simulation of the bubble cloud dynamics in an ultrasound field for burst wave lithotripsy.

Authors :
Maeda, Kazuki
Colonius, Tim
Maxwell, Adam
Kreider, Wayne
Bailey, Michael
Source :
Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics; 11/5/2018, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p1-4, 4p
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

Modeling and numerical simulation of bubble clouds induced by intense ultrasound waves are conducted to quantify the effect of cloud cavitation on burst wave lithotripsy, a proposed non-invasive alternative to shock wave lithotripsy that uses pulses of ultrasound with an amplitude of O(1) MPa and a frequency of O(100) kHz. A unidirectional acoustic source model and an Eulerian-Lagrangian method are developed for simulation of ultrasound generation from a multi-element array transducer and cavitation bubbles, respectively. Parametric simulations of the spherical bubble cloud dynamics reveal a new scaling parameter that dictates both the structure of the bubble cloud and the amplitude of the far-field, bubblescattered acoustics. The simulation further shows that a thin layer of bubble clouds nucleated near a kidney stone model can shield up to 90% of the incoming wave energy, indicating a potential loss of efficacy during the treatment due to cavitation. Strong correlations are identified between the far-field, bubble-scattered acoustics and the magnitude of the shielding, which could be used for ultrasound monitoring of cavitation during treatments. The simulations are validated by companion experiments in vitro. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1939800X
Volume :
35
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics
Publication Type :
Conference
Accession number :
141711870
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1121/2.0000946