A method for non-destructive microwave focusing for deep brain and tissue stimulation
Non-invasive stimulation of biological tissue is highly desirable for several biomedical applications. Of specific interest are methods for tumor treatment, endometrial ablation, and neuro-modulation. In traditional neuro-modulation, single- and multi-coil transcranial stimulation techniques in low...
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| description | Non-invasive stimulation of biological tissue is highly desirable for several biomedical applications. Of specific interest are methods for tumor treatment, endometrial ablation, and neuro-modulation. In traditional neuro-modulation, single- and multi-coil transcranial stimulation techniques in low oscillation frequencies are utilized to non-invasively penetrate the skull and elicit action potentials in cortical neurons. Although these methods have been proven effective, tightly focusing these signals to localized regions is difficult. In recent years, microwave (MW) methods have seen an increase usage as a minimally invasive treatment modality for ablation and neuro-stimulation. Unlike low frequency signals, MW signals can be focused to localized sub-centimeter regions. In this work we demonstrate that a three-dimensional array of MW antennas can be used to tightly focus signals to a localized region in space within the human body with MW frequencies. Assuming an array of small MW loop antennas are placed around the body, the optimal amplitude and phase of each array element can be accurately determined to match an arbitrary desired field profile. The major innovation of the presented method is that the fields that penetrate the biological region are determined via computing numerical Green’s functions (NGF) that are then used to drive an optimization algorithm. Using simplified models of regions in the human body, it is shown that the MW fields at 1 GHz can be focused to sub-centimeter sized “hot spots” at depths of several centimeters. The algorithm can be easily extended to more realistic models of the human body or for non-biological applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e94987afa514c6db65cfce1a3cdf39b2023-02-12T05:31:16ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01182A method for non-destructive microwave focusing for deep brain and tissue stimulationVijay HaridHoyoung KimBen-Zheng LiTim LeiNon-invasive stimulation of biological tissue is highly desirable for several biomedical applications. Of specific interest are methods for tumor treatment, endometrial ablation, and neuro-modulation. In traditional neuro-modulation, single- and multi-coil transcranial stimulation techniques in low oscillation frequencies are utilized to non-invasively penetrate the skull and elicit action potentials in cortical neurons. Although these methods have been proven effective, tightly focusing these signals to localized regions is difficult. In recent years, microwave (MW) methods have seen an increase usage as a minimally invasive treatment modality for ablation and neuro-stimulation. Unlike low frequency signals, MW signals can be focused to localized sub-centimeter regions. In this work we demonstrate that a three-dimensional array of MW antennas can be used to tightly focus signals to a localized region in space within the human body with MW frequencies. Assuming an array of small MW loop antennas are placed around the body, the optimal amplitude and phase of each array element can be accurately determined to match an arbitrary desired field profile. The major innovation of the presented method is that the fields that penetrate the biological region are determined via computing numerical Green’s functions (NGF) that are then used to drive an optimization algorithm. Using simplified models of regions in the human body, it is shown that the MW fields at 1 GHz can be focused to sub-centimeter sized “hot spots” at depths of several centimeters. The algorithm can be easily extended to more realistic models of the human body or for non-biological applications.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9910646/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | Vijay Harid Hoyoung Kim Ben-Zheng Li Tim Lei A method for non-destructive microwave focusing for deep brain and tissue stimulation PLoS ONE |
| title | A method for non-destructive microwave focusing for deep brain and tissue stimulation |
| title_full | A method for non-destructive microwave focusing for deep brain and tissue stimulation |
| title_fullStr | A method for non-destructive microwave focusing for deep brain and tissue stimulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | A method for non-destructive microwave focusing for deep brain and tissue stimulation |
| title_short | A method for non-destructive microwave focusing for deep brain and tissue stimulation |
| title_sort | method for non destructive microwave focusing for deep brain and tissue stimulation |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9910646/?tool=EBI |
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