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Study of Focusing Characteristics of Ultrasound for Designing Acoustic Lens in Ultrasonic Moxibustion Device

뜸 자극용 초음파 치료기기의 음향렌즈 설계를 위한 초음파 집속 특성 연구

  • Received : 2015.01.27
  • Accepted : 2015.03.12
  • Published : 2015.04.30

Abstract

Traditional moxibustion therapy can cause severe pain and leave scarring burns at the moxibustion site as it relies on the practitioner's subjective and qualitative treatment. Recently, ultrasound therapy has received attention as an alternative to moxibustion therapy owing to its objectiveness and quantitative nature. However, in order to convert ultrasound energy into heat energy, there is a need to precisely understand the ultrasound-focusing characteristics of the acoustic lens. Therefore, in this study, an FEM simulation was performed for acoustic lenses with different geometries a concave lens and zone lens as the geometry critically influences ultrasound focusing. The acoustic pressure field, amplitude, and focal point were also calculated. Furthermore, the performance of the fabricated acoustic lens was verified by a sound pressure measurement experiment.

전통적인 뜸 요법은 시술자의 주관적이고 정성적인 치료로 인해 환자의 피부에 강한 열 자극이 가해져 심한 통증을 주거나 화상을 입히는 문제점을 갖고 있다. 이러한 한계를 극복하기 위한 대안으로 객관성과 정량화가 가능한 초음파를 활용한 뜸 자극 치료기술이 주목받고 있다. 하지만, 초음파 에너지를 열에너지로 변환하기 위해서는 초음파 치료기기의 음향렌즈에 따른 초음파 집속 특성 분석이 필요하다. 따라서, 본 논문에서는 초음파 집속 특성에 영향을 주는 음향렌즈의 형태(오목렌즈, 계단형 렌즈)에 따른 집속 시뮬레이션을 통해 각 렌즈의 음압 분포, 음압의 크기, 초점의 위치를 계산하였으며, 설계한 렌즈를 제작하여 음압 측정 실험을 통해 음향렌즈의 집속 성능을 검증하였다.

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