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ACOUSTICS RESEARCH LETTERS ONLINE-ARLO
Volume 4, Issue 2, Pages 41-46Publisher
ACOUSTICAL SOC AMER AMER INST PHYSICS
DOI: 10.1121/1.1559911
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The lesions generated by high intensity ultrasound were studied in transparent tissue phantoms premixed with and without ultrasound contrast agents (UCA) at 1.1- and 3.5-MHz acoustic waves. Generation of small bubbles was observed at the very beginning of exposure, whereas cigar-shaped thermal lesions began to form at the focus after a delay. After further heating, boiling occurred and changed the lesion to tadpole-shape, with advancement toward the transducer. Broadband noise was detected in phantoms with UCA initially. UCA also lowered the pressure threshold and enlarged the lesion. Although thermal and cavitation effects are believed to be both important in lesion formation, tadpole-shaped transformation results from boiling activity. (C) 2003 Acoustical Society of America.
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