Adelson David W, Million Mulugeta
CURE: Digestive Diseases Research Center and Center for Neurovisceral Sciences and Women's Health, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Area Health System-West Los Angeles Medical Center, and Department of Medicine, University of California, 90073, USA.
News Physiol Sci. 2004 Feb;19:27-32. doi: 10.1152/nips.01439.2003.
Ultrasonomicrometry measures distance between piezoelectric crystals based on transmission time of ultrasound bursts. It allows monitoring of coordinated motion of small and delicate tissues, including gastrointestinal sphincters. Its suitability for motility studies in small animals such as mice suggests that its use in gastrointestinal studies will increase in coming years.
超声微测法基于超声脉冲的传播时间来测量压电晶体之间的距离。它能够监测包括胃肠括约肌在内的小而精细组织的协调运动。其适用于小鼠等小动物的运动研究，这表明在未来几年它在胃肠研究中的应用将会增加。
