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Calibrated simulations for dynamic focusing of ultrasound through the temporal window

Dadgar-Kiani, E.; Hebbale, V.; Attalla, G.; Alvarez, J. L.; Dunsford, S.; Caulfield, K. A.; Good, C. H.; Krystal, A. D.; Sugrue, L. P.; Fan, J. M.; Fouragnan, E.; Pichardo, S.; Butts Pauly, K.; Murphy, K. R.

2026-01-30 radiology and imaging
10.64898/2026.01.27.26344890 medRxiv
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Focused ultrasound can be delivered through the temporal window to modulate heterogeneously located brain areas. Acoustic simulations allow for safety assessments when dynamically targeting brain structures, but the mismatch between simulation and measured focal pressure can vary across the steerable range due to mechanically inaccurate assumptions made about the skull and transducer. Here, we describe efficient methods for simulation-measurement calibration using axisymmetric projections and sparse sampling across a 3D steerable subspace encompassing deep brain targets across 157 subjects. To address the simulation-reality mismatch in skull transmission, we used the measured and predicted pressure values through eight human temporal window fragments to derive an optimized bone attenuation coefficient. Collectively, the calibration framework and optimized temporal window coefficients can be used broadly across studies to improve the accuracy of reporting and dependent safety assessment for personalized neuromodulation treatments.

Published in Cell Reports Methods · training set

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