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A new approach to noninvasive manometry: Interaction between ultrasound and bubbles

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Fairbank andScully (1977) have suggested using the interaction between ultrasound and air bubbles in noninvasive manometry. In this paper, an extension of this concept is introduced, which avoids the error caused by variations in bubble volume. This is accomplished by means of a modulation of the ambient pressure, realised in practice by a low frequency ultrasound wave of known amplitude. It is further suggested that use be made of the pulse-echo amplitude from a single bubble as the primary parameter from which the hydrostatic pressure can be derived. The new method has been analysed theoretically and by a model experiment. Problems expected in clinical applications are discussed. The most promising areas for its application are intracranial and intrauterine pressure measurements.

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Hök, B. A new approach to noninvasive manometry: Interaction between ultrasound and bubbles. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 19, 35–39 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02443844

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