NDLI: Design of a Thermoacoustic Sensor for Low Intensity Ultrasound Measurements Based on an Artificial Neural Network

Content Provider	PubMed Central
Author	Xing, Jida Chen, Jie
Editor	Lindner, Gerhard
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	In therapeutic ultrasound applications, accurate ultrasound output intensities are crucial because the physiological effects of therapeutic ultrasound are very sensitive to the intensity and duration of these applications. Although radiation force balance is a benchmark technique for measuring ultrasound intensity and power, it is costly, difficult to operate, and compromised by noise vibration. To overcome these limitations, the development of a low-cost, easy to operate, and vibration-resistant alternative device is necessary for rapid ultrasound intensity measurement. Therefore, we proposed and validated a novel two-layer thermoacoustic sensor using an artificial neural network technique to accurately measure low ultrasound intensities between 30 and 120 mW/cm2. The first layer of the sensor design is a cylindrical absorber made of plexiglass, followed by a second layer composed of polyurethane rubber with a high attenuation coefficient to absorb extra ultrasound energy. The sensor determined ultrasound intensities according to a temperature elevation induced by heat converted from incident acoustic energy. Compared with our previous one-layer sensor design, the new two-layer sensor enhanced the ultrasound absorption efficiency to provide more rapid and reliable measurements. Using a three-dimensional model in the K-wave toolbox, our simulation of the ultrasound propagation process demonstrated that the two-layer design is more efficient than the single layer design. We also integrated an artificial neural network algorithm to compensate for the large measurement offset. After obtaining multiple parameters of the sensor characteristics through calibration, the artificial neural network is built to correct temperature drifts and increase the reliability of our thermoacoustic measurements through iterative training about ten seconds. The performance of the artificial neural network method was validated through a series of experiments. Compared to our previous design, the new design reduced sensing time from 20 s to 12 s, and the sensor’s average error from 3.97 mW/cm2 to 1.31 mW/cm2 respectively.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s150614788
Ending Page	14808
Page Count	21
Starting Page	14788
File Format	PDF
ISSN	14248220
e-ISSN	14248220
Journal	Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Issue Number	6
Volume Number	15
Language	English
Publisher	MDPI
Publisher Date	2015-06-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	MDPI
Subject Keyword	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Analytical Chemistry Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics Biochemistry Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics Instrumentation Analytical Chemistry Biochemistry Information Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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