3-D real-time ultrasound tracking of acoustically actuated swimming microdrone

Maneuverable microswimmers/microdrones that navigate in hard-to-reach spaces inside human bodies hold a great potential for various biomedical applications. Acoustically actuated microswimmers have already demonstrated feasibility. However, for eventual translation of this technology, a robust 3-D t...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2024-01, Vol.14 (1), p.1547-1547, Article 1547
Main Authors: Chen, Qiyang, Liu, Fang-Wei, Cho, Sung Kwon, Kim, Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
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Acoustics
Cameras
Clinical trials
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Motion
multidisciplinary
Reproducibility of Results
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Swimming
Translation
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasonography - methods
Ultrasound
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Summary:Maneuverable microswimmers/microdrones that navigate in hard-to-reach spaces inside human bodies hold a great potential for various biomedical applications. Acoustically actuated microswimmers have already demonstrated feasibility. However, for eventual translation of this technology, a robust 3-D tracking strategy for the microswimmer is particularly required. This paper presents our lab-designed 3-D ultrasound tracking system for real-time tracking of an acoustically actuated 3-D swimming microdrone. The ultrasound tracking system utilizing two ultrasound probes, a step motor and a host controller, was built to track the 3-D arbitrary motion of the microdrone in real-time. The performance of tracking was evaluated in the benchtop experiments by comparing the reconstructed trajectories with synchronized camera recordings. The ultrasound tracking system showed high reliability, with an average error of less than 0.3 mm across six different trials when compared to camera tracking. The results demonstrated the capability of our lab-designed 3-D ultrasound tracking system in accurately tracking the undetermined motion of the acoustic actuated 3-D swimming microdrone in real-time. The developed tracking system holds promise as a potential approach for biomedical applications and could pave the way for future clinical translation of the microswimmer technology.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-52044-0