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J Acoust Soc Am ; 141(6): 4610, 2017 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28679279

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The basilar membrane and organ of Corti in the cochlea are essential for sound detection and frequency discrimination in normal hearing. There are currently no methods used for real-time high resolution clinical imaging or vibrometry of these structures. The ability to perform such imaging could aid in the diagnosis of some pathologies and advance understanding of the causes. It is demonstrated that high frequency ultrasound can be used to measure basilar membrane vibrations through the round window of chinchilla cochleas in vivo. The basic vibration characteristics of the basilar membrane agree with previous studies that used other methods, although as expected, the sensitivity of ultrasound was not as high as optical methods. At the best frequency for the recording location, the average vibration velocity amplitude was about 4 mm/s/Pa with stimulus intensity of 50 dB sound pressure level. The displacement noise floor was about 0.4 nm with 256 trial averages (5.12 ms per trial). Although vibration signals were observed, which likely originated from the organ of Corti, the spatial resolution was not adequate to resolve any of the sub-structures. Improvements to the ultrasound probe design may improve resolution and allow the responses of these different structures to be better discriminated.


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Membrana Basilar/diagnóstico por imagem , Membrana Basilar/fisiologia , Cóclea/diagnóstico por imagem , Cóclea/fisiologia , Audição , Ultrassonografia/métodos , Estimulação Acústica , Animais , Chinchila , Desenho de Equipamento , Masculino , Mecanotransdução Celular , Miniaturização , Movimento (Física) , Pressão , Som , Transdutores , Ultrassonografia/instrumentação , Vibração
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