Attenuation of the human skull at broadband frequencies by using a carbon nanotube composite photoacoustic transducer.
J Acoust Soc Am
; 148(3): 1121, 2020 09.
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ABSTRACT
The shockwave generated from a focused carbon nanotube (CNT) composite photoacoustic transducer has a wide frequency band that reaches several MHz in a single pulse. The objective of this study was to measure the transmission characteristics of a shockwave generated by a CNT composite photoacoustic transducer through Asian skulls and compare the results with numerical simulation ones. Three Korean cadaver skulls were used, and five sites were measured for each skull. The average densities and sound speeds of the three skulls were calculated from computed tomography images. The sound pressure after skull penetration was about 11% of the one before skull penetration. High-frequency energy was mostly attenuated. The average attenuation coefficients measured at the five sites of the three skulls were 3.59 ± 0.29, 5.99 ± 1.07, and 3.90 ± 0.86 np/cm/MHz. These values were higher than those previously measured at 270, 836, and 1402 kHz from other groups. The attenuation coefficients simulated by Sim4life were slightly smaller than the experimental values, with similar trends at most sites. The attenuation coefficients varied with measurement sites, skull shape, and thickness. These results may provide important data for future applications of shockwaves in noninvasive neurological treatments.
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