A model for ultrasound contrast agent in a phantom vessel

Adnan Qamar, Ravi Samtaney

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Abstract

A theoretical framework to model the dynamics of Ultrasound Contrast Agent (UCA) inside a phantom vessel is presented. The model is derived from the reduced Navier-Stokes equation and is coupled with the evolving flow field solution inside the vessel by a similarity transformation approach. The results are computed, and compared with experiments available in literature, for the initial UCA radius of Ro=1.5 μm and 2 μm for the vessel diameter of D=12 μm and 200 μm with the acoustic parameters as utilized in the experiments. When compared to other models, better agreement on smaller vessel diameter is obtained with the proposed coupled model. The model also predicts, quite accurately, bubble fragmentation in terms of acoustic and geometric parameters. © 2014 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2nd Middle East Conference on Biomedical Engineering
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages192-195
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781479947997
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2014

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KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01

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