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Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation of Human In Vitro Neural Cultures in Multi-Well Microelectrode Arrays
Published on: May 3, 2024
On minimal focal distance of a focused ultrasound probe for neuromodulation
Ya-Cherng Chu1, Chien-Ying Ho1, Yue Chuo1
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan ycchu@ntu.edu.tw, r09528030@ntu.edu.tw, r11528019@ntu.edu.tw, r11528049@ntu.edu.tw, jlwang@ntu.edu.tw.
Abstract:
Focal distance is a key parameter for a focused ultrasound probe, especially in mouse brain stimulation where targets are right below the skull. A closed-form solution for the minimal focal distance with a given transducer size was derived in this study to facilitate precise focal spot alignment with targets in the mouse brain. The spherical profile corresponding to the minimal focal distance does not produce accurate focusing. An iterative algorithm based on Snell's law was introduced for lens profile calculation. With a suitable step size, an accurate lens profile can be obtained for the minimal focal distance.
