arXiv:2512.14933physics.med-pheess.IV2025-12

结合光声与超声,实现多层介质中高速声速对比下的高精度血流成像。

Vector Flow Imaging in Layered Models With a High Speed of Sound Contrast Using Pulse-Echo Ultrasound and Photoacoustics

  • 采用折射校正的延迟叠加法(RC-DAS)精确计算各层时间延迟。
  • 流速误差降低0.41-0.63 mm/s,方向估计误差范围缩小最多17°。
  • 适用于骨骼内、颅脑等复杂结构的血流检测,也可用于无损探伤。

本研究开发了基于光声与超声成像的矢量流速成像技术,用于具有高波速对比的多层模型。采用折射校正的延迟叠加法(RC-DAS),依据斯涅尔定律在各层内准确计算时间延迟。在透明聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA)水浴模型上,通过7.6 MHz线性阵列交替采集1064 nm波长纳秒脉冲激光(50 Hz)激发的光声信号和11个±10°视角的平面波超声数据(100 Hz)。对碳微球慢速悬液(~4 mm/s)进行成像。相比传统延迟叠加法,RC-DAS将流速均方误差降低0.41–0.63 mm/s,方向估计的四分位间距减少最多17°。该工作强调了在多层介质中进行折射校正对精准流速测量的重要性。两种模态均可量化此类模型中的流动,但适用性取决于成像目标与流动特性。该技术有望应用于骨内、经颅血流定量及非破坏性检测中流体运动监测。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

In this study, we develop vector flow imaging techniques for multi-layered models with a high wavespeed contrast using photoacoustic and ultrasonic imaging. We use refraction-corrected delay-and-sum image reconstruction (RC-DAS), which enforces Snell's law to accurately calculate time delays within each layer. We compare RC-DAS against conventional delay-and-sum for vector flow imaging in benchtop phantoms made of transparent polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) in a water bath. We study the flow beneath a PMMA layer using two phantoms, where the PMMA layer has different shapes and thicknesses. We image a slow-moving suspension of carbon microspheres (~4 mm/s) using interleaved photoacoustic and multi-angle plane wave ultrasound acquisitions measured with a 7.6 MHz linear ultrasound array. Photoacoustic waves are generated by a 1064 nm wavelength nanosecond-pulsed laser at 50 Hz, and multi-angle plane wave ultrasound data are acquired at 100 Hz for eleven steering angles between $\pm$10$^\circ$. RC-DAS improves the flow speed accuracy, reducing the mean absolute error by 0.41-0.63 mm/s compared to the expected flow profile. The error in direction estimates improves when we use RC-DAS, with the interdecile range reducing by up to 17$^\circ$. This work emphasises the importance of refraction correction for accurate flow measurements in layered media with photoacoustics and ultrasonic imaging. While both imaging modalities can quantify flow in these multi-layered models, the modality best suited for a specific application will depend on the imaging target and flow dynamics. These techniques show promise for biomedical applications such as intraosseous and transcranial blood flow quantification, and in nondestructive testing to monitor fluid motion.

超声成像光声成像血流测量多层介质

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