Biophysical safety of TUS
Biophysical safety of TUS
TUS has two types of biophysical effects on tissues: mechanical and thermal. This lecture discusses these effects in the context of existing safety guidelines for biomedical ultrasound applications (mainly diagnostic ultrasound), and introduces the risk aversive approach for assessing safety of novel TUS applications. The goal of this lecture is to provide the theoretical knowledge required for assessing TUS biophysical safety, including a discussion of useful methods and metrics.
At the end of this lecture, students will be able to choose appropriate metrics to assess the biophysical safety of a TUS application, taking into account both the stimulation parameters and characteristics of the human participants.
Topics covered in this lesson
- Discussion of effects within existing safety guidelines for biomedical ultrasound.
- Introduction of the risk-averse approach for novel TUS applications.
- Theoretical knowledge for assessing TUS biophysical safety.
- Discussion of methods and metrics for safety assessment.
