Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 47, Issue 2, 207037(2020)

Positioning Method Based on Microphotodiodes and Ultrasound Transducers for Epilepsy Surgery

Shen Zhitian1,2, Shao Weiwei2, Jiao Yang2, Xu Jie2, Ma Hongtao2, and Cui Yaoyao2、*
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  • 1University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
  • 2Medical Acoustic Department, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215163, China
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    Epilepsy surgery often depends on the accurate positioning of lesions; however, current positioning methods have some limitations. The electrocorticogram (ECoG) in clinical inspection has a high temporal resolution, but its spatial resolution is below the accepted standard. Based on the neurovascular coupling mechanism in the human brain, we propose a new epileptic foci detection method by detecting cerebral microvascular blood flow with microphotodiodes and ultrasound transducers. The results of experiments conducted on animals show that the light signal on the surface of the cortex has good correspondence with the ECoG signal. The spectra of the ultrasound signal also matches that of the electrical signal within a depth of 1 mm below the cortex. Therefore, we believe that this method can improve the spatial resolution of epileptic lesion detection, and it can potentially be used for depth inspection.

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    Shen Zhitian, Shao Weiwei, Jiao Yang, Xu Jie, Ma Hongtao, Cui Yaoyao. Positioning Method Based on Microphotodiodes and Ultrasound Transducers for Epilepsy Surgery[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2020, 47(2): 207037

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    Category: biomedical photonics and laser medicine

    Received: Oct. 8, 2019

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Feb. 21, 2020

    The Author Email: Yaoyao Cui (cuiyy@sibet.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202047.0207037

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