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Focus splitting associated with propagation of focused ultrasound through the rib cage

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The effect of focus splitting after propagation of focused ultrasound through a rib cage is investigated theoretically. It is shown that the mechanism of this effect is caused by the interference of waves from two or more spatially separated sources, such as intercostal spaces. Analytical estimates of the parameters of splitting are obtained, i.e., the number of foci, their amplitudes, diameter, and the distance between them, depending on the transducer parameters, as well as the dimensions of the rib cage and position of ribs relative to the radiator. Various configurations of the relative positioning of ribs and radiator are considered; it is shown which of them are the most effective for real surgical operations.

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  1. Department of Acoustics, Physics Faculty, Moscow State University, Leninskie gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    V. A. Khokhlova & S. M. Bobkova

  2. Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98105, USA

    V. A. Khokhlova

  3. Andreev Acoustics Institute, ul. Shvernika 4, Moscow, 117036, Russia

    L. R. Gavrilov

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Original Russian Text © V.A. Khokhlova, S.M. Bobkova, L.R. Gavrilov, 2010, published in Akusticheskiĭ Zhurnal, 2010, Vol. 56, No. 5, pp. 622–632.

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Khokhlova, V.A., Bobkova, S.M. & Gavrilov, L.R. Focus splitting associated with propagation of focused ultrasound through the rib cage. Acoust. Phys. 56, 665–674 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106377101005012X

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