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A Microfluidics-based Pulpal Arteriole Blood Flow Phantom for Validation of Doppler Ultrasound Devices in Pulpal Blood Flow Velocity Measurement

Authors
 Dohyun Kim  ;  Sung-Ho Park 
Citation
 JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS, Vol.42(11) : 1660-1666, 2016 
Journal Title
JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS
ISSN
 0099-2399 
Issue Date
2016
MeSH
Arterioles/physiology ; Blood Flow Velocity ; Dental Pulp/blood supply* ; Humans ; Microfluidics/instrumentation* ; Microfluidics/methods ; Phantoms, Imaging ; Pulsatile Flow ; Regional Blood Flow ; Reproducibility of Results ; Ultrasonography, Doppler/instrumentation* ; Ultrasonography, Doppler/methods
Keywords
Doppler ultrasound ; flow phantom ; microfluidic chip ; microfluidics ; pulpal blood flow velocity
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Recently, Doppler ultrasound has been used for the measurement of pulpal blood flow in human teeth. However, the reliability of this method has not been verified. In this study, we developed a model to simulate arteriole blood flow within the dental pulp by using microfluidics. This arteriole simulator, or flow phantom, was used to determine the reliability of measurements obtained by using a Doppler ultrasound device.

METHODS: A microfluidic chip was fabricated by using the soft lithography technique, and blood-mimicking fluid was pumped through the channel by a microfluidic system. A Doppler ultrasound device was used for the measurement of flow velocity. The peak, mean, and minimal flow velocities obtained from the phantom and the Doppler ultrasound device were compared by using linear regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient. Bland-Altman analyses were performed to evaluate the velocity differences between the flow generated by the phantom and the flow measurements made with the Doppler ultrasound device.

RESULTS: The microfluidic system was able to generate the flow profiles as intended, and the fluid flow could be monitored and controlled by the software program. There were excellent linear correlations between the peak, mean, and minimal flow velocities of the phantom and those of the Doppler ultrasound device (r = 0.94-0.996, P < .001). However, the velocities were overestimated by the Doppler ultrasound device.

CONCLUSIONS: This phantom provides opportunities for research and education involving the Doppler ultrasound technique in dentistry. Although Doppler ultrasound can be an effective tool for the measurement of pulpal blood flow velocity, it is essential to validate and calibrate the device before clinical use.
Full Text
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0099239916305234?via%3Dihub
DOI
10.1016/j.joen.2016.08.008
Appears in Collections:
2. College of Dentistry (치과대학) > Dept. of Conservative Dentistry (보존과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Dohyun(김도현) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0772-6985
Park, Sung Ho(박성호) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2171-235X
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/152583
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