In:
Russian Journal of Numerical Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Vol. 31, No. 5 ( 2016-01-1)
Abstract:
Correct diagnostics of vascular pathologies underlies treatment success for patients with cerebrovascular diseases. Transcranial ultrasound is the well-known method for diagnostic of cerebrovascular diseases. Despite high sensitivity and specificity of the method, transcranial ultrasound has some limitations related to the B-mode image quality and accurate insonation of vessels of interest. Overcoming these limitations enables to enhance the quality of the diagnostic procedure. The present work addresses the numerical simulation of ultrasound propagation in a human head by a grid-characteristic method. We used a human tissue-mimicking phantom to verify our numerical model in terms of the accuracy of distance estimation. We obtained pressure distributions within a 3D segmented model of a human head. Our pilot study has some limitations, nevertheless the simulation results demonstrate that mathematical modelling of the transcranial ultrasound can be an effective tool to enhance the ultrasound examination.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1569-3988
,
0927-6467
DOI:
10.1515/rnam-2016-0030
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Publication Date:
2016
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2041895-4
SSG:
11
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