Ultrasound modulated light blood flow measurement using intensity autocorrelation function: a Monte-Carlo simulation

A. Tsalach; Y. Metzger; I. Breskin; R. Zeitak; R. Shechter

doi:10.1117/12.2037246

3 March 2014 Ultrasound modulated light blood flow measurement using intensity autocorrelation function: a Monte-Carlo simulation

A. Tsalach, Y. Metzger, I. Breskin, R. Zeitak, R. Shechter

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Proceedings Volume 8943, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2014; 89433N (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2037246
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2014, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Development of techniques for continuous measurement of regional blood flow, and in particular cerebral blood flow (CBF), is essential for monitoring critical care patients. Recently, a novel technique, based on ultrasound modulation of light was developed for non-invasive, continuous CBF monitoring (termed ultrasound-tagged light (UTL or UT-NIRS)), and shown to correlate with readings of 133 Xe SPECT¹ and laser Doppler². Coherent light is introduced into the tissue concurrently with an Ultrasound (US) field. Displacement of scattering centers within the sampled volume induced by Brownian motion, blood flow and the US field affects the photons’ temporal correlation. Hence, the temporal fluctuations of the obtained speckle pattern provide dynamic information about the blood flow. We developed a comprehensive simulation, combining the effects of Brownian motion, US and flow on the obtained speckle pattern. Photons trajectories within the tissue are generated using a Monte-Carlo based model. Then, the temporal changes in the optical path due to displacement of scattering centers are determined, and the corresponding interference pattern over time is derived. Finally, the light intensity autocorrelation function of a single speckle is calculated, from which the tissue decorrelation time is determined. The simulation's results are compared with in-vitro experiments, using a digital correlator, demonstrating decorrelation time prediction within the 95% confidence interval. This model may assist in the development of optical based methods for blood flow measurements and particularly, in methods using the acousto-optic effect.

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A. Tsalach, Y. Metzger, I. Breskin, R. Zeitak, and R. Shechter "Ultrasound modulated light blood flow measurement using intensity autocorrelation function: a Monte-Carlo simulation", Proc. SPIE 8943, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2014, 89433N (3 March 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2037246

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