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Trivella MG, Piersigilli A, Bernini F, Pelosi G, Burchielli S, Puzzuoli S, Kusmic C, L'Abbate A. Percutaneous cardiac support during myocardial infarction drastically reduces mortality: perspectives from a swine model. Int J Artif Organs 2017; 40:338-344. [PMID: 28604999 PMCID: PMC6159849 DOI: 10.5301/ijao.5000604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with cardiogenic shock (CS) remains the leading cause of in-hospital death in acute coronary syndromes. In the AMI-CS pig model we tested the efficacy of temporary percutaneous cardiorespiratory assist device (PCRA) in rescuing the failing heart and reducing early mortality. METHODS In open-chest pigs we induced AMI by proximal left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) ligation. Eight animals without PCRA (C group) were compared with 12 animals otherwise treated with PCRA (T group), starting approximately at 60 minutes post-occlusion and lasting 120-180 minutes. In 3 animals of the T group, regional myocardial oxygen content was also imaged by two-dimensional near infrared spectroscopy (2D-NIRS) with and without PCRA, before and after LAD reperfusion. RESULTS All animals without PCRA died despite unrelenting resuscitation maneuvers (120 minutes average survival time). Conversely, animals treated with PCRA showed a reduction in life-threatening arrhythmia and maintenance of aortic pressure, allowing interruption of PCRA in all cases early in the experiments, with sound hemodynamics at the end of the observation period. During LAD occlusion, NIRS showed severe de-oxygenation of the LAD territory that improved with PCRA. After PCRA suspension and LAD reperfusion, the residual de-oxygenated area proved to be smaller than the initial risk area. CONCLUSIONS In AMI, PCRA initiated during advanced CS drastically reduced early mortality from 100% to 0% in a 4-5 hour observation period. PCRA promoted oxygenation of the ischemic area during LAD occlusion. Results support the use of PCRA as first line of treatment in AMI-CS, improving myocardial rescue and short-term survival.
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- Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY - USA
- />Prof. Alessandra Piersigilli and Dr. Stefano Puzzuoli participated in the study during their PhD at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa - Italy
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa - Italy
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa - Italy
- />Prof. Alessandra Piersigilli and Dr. Stefano Puzzuoli participated in the study during their PhD at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa - Italy
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- CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa - Italy
- Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa - Italy
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Jones G, Clancy NT, Helo Y, Arridge S, Elson DS, Stoyanov D. Bayesian Estimation of Intrinsic Tissue Oxygenation and Perfusion From RGB Images. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING 2017; 36:1491-1501. [PMID: 28237924 DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2017.2665627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Multispectral imaging (MSI) can potentially assist the intra-operative assessment of tissue structure, function and viability, by providing information about oxygenation. In this paper, we present a novel technique for recovering intrinsic MSI measurements from endoscopic RGB images without custom hardware adaptations. The advantage of this approach is that it requires no modification to existing surgical and diagnostic endoscopic imaging systems. Our method uses a radiometric color calibration of the endoscopic camera's sensor in conjunction with a Bayesian framework to recover a per-pixel measurement of the total blood volume (THb) and oxygen saturation (SO2) in the observed tissue. The sensor's pixel measurements are modeled as weighted sums over a mixture of Poisson distributions and we optimize the variables SO2 and THb to maximize the likelihood of the observations. To validate our technique, we use synthetic images generated from Monte Carlo physics simulation of light transport through soft tissue containing sub-surface blood vessels. We also validate our method on in vivo data by comparing it to a MSI dataset acquired with a hardware system that sequentially images multiple spectral bands without overlap. Our results are promising and show that we are able to provide surgeons with additional relevant information by processing endoscopic images with our modeling and inference framework.
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Clancy NT, Saso S, Stoyanov D, Sauvage V, Corless DJ, Boyd M, Noakes DE, Thum MY, Ghaem-Maghami S, Smith JR, Elson DS. Multispectral imaging of organ viability during uterine transplantation surgery in rabbits and sheep. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2016. [PMID: 27786342 DOI: 10.1117/12.2040518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Uterine transplantation surgery (UTx) has been proposed as a treatment for permanent absolute uterine factor infertility (AUFI) in the case of the congenital absence or surgical removal of the uterus. Successful surgical attachment of the organ and its associated vasculature is essential for the organ’s reperfusion and long-term viability. Spectral imaging techniques have demonstrated the potential for the measurement of hemodynamics in medical applications. These involve the measurement of reflectance spectra by acquiring images of the tissue in different wavebands. Measures of tissue constituents at each pixel can then be extracted from these spectra through modeling of the light–tissue interaction. A multispectral imaging (MSI) laparoscope was used in sheep and rabbit UTx models to study short- and long-term changes in oxygen saturation following surgery. The whole organ was imaged in the donor and recipient animals in parallel with point measurements from a pulse oximeter. Imaging results confirmed the re-establishment of adequate perfusion in the transplanted organ after surgery. Cornual oxygenation trends measured with MSI are consistent with pulse oximeter readings, showing decreased StO2 immediately after anastomosis of the blood vessels. Long-term results show recovery of StO2 to preoperative levels.
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- Neil T Clancy
- Imperial College London, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, London SW7 2AZ, United KingdombImperial College London, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
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- University College London, Department of Computer Science, Centre for Medical Image Computing, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College London, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, London SW7 2AZ, United KingdombImperial College London, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Leighton Hospital, Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Surgery, Crewe CW1 4QJ, United Kingdom
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- Royal Veterinary College, Biological Services Unit, London NW1 0TU, United Kingdom
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- Royal Veterinary College, Biological Services Unit, London NW1 0TU, United Kingdom
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- The Lister Hospital, London SW1W 8RH, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Queen Charlotte's Hospital, West London Gynaecological Cancer Centre, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College London, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, London SW7 2AZ, United KingdombImperial College London, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Ohno S, Saitoh Y, Ohno N, Terada N. Renaissance of morphological studies: the examination of functional structures in living animal organs using the in vivo cryotechnique. Anat Sci Int 2016; 92:55-78. [DOI: 10.1007/s12565-016-0355-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Radrich K, Ntziachristos V. Quantitative multi-spectral oxygen saturation measurements independent of tissue optical properties. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2016; 9:83-99. [PMID: 25765987 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201400092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2014] [Revised: 10/19/2014] [Accepted: 01/26/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Imaging of tissue oxygenation is important in several applications associated with patient care. Optical sensing is commonly applied for assessing oxygen saturation but is often restricted to local measurements or else it requires spectral and spatial information at the expense of time. Many methods proposed so far require assumptions on the properties of measured tissue. In this study we investigated a computational method that uses only multispectral information and quantitatively computes tissue oxygen saturation independently of tissue optical properties. The method is based on linear transformations of measurements in three isosbestic points. We investigated the ideal isosbestic point combination out of six isosbestic points available for measurement in the visible and near-infrared region that enable accurate oxygen saturation computation. We demonstrate this method on controlled tissue mimicking phantoms having different optical properties and validated the measurements using a gas analyzer. A mean error of 2.9 ± 2.8% O2 Sat was achieved. Finally, we performed pilot studies in tissues in-vivo by measuring dynamic changes in fingers subjected to vascular occlusion, the vasculature of mouse ears and exposed mouse organs.
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- Karin Radrich
- Technische Universität München, Chair for Biological Imaging, Munich, Germany
- Helmholtz Zentrum München, Institute for Biological and Medical Imaging, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Technische Universität München, Chair for Biological Imaging, Munich, Germany
- Helmholtz Zentrum München, Institute for Biological and Medical Imaging, Neuherberg, Germany
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Clancy NT, Arya S, Stoyanov D, Singh M, Hanna GB, Elson DS. Intraoperative measurement of bowel oxygen saturation using a multispectral imaging laparoscope. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2015; 6:4179-90. [PMID: 26504664 PMCID: PMC4605073 DOI: 10.1364/boe.6.004179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Revised: 09/21/2015] [Accepted: 09/27/2015] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Intraoperative monitoring of tissue oxygen saturation (StO2 ) has potentially important applications in procedures such as organ transplantation or colorectal surgery, where successful reperfusion affects the viability and integrity of repaired tissues. In this paper a liquid crystal tuneable filter-based multispectral imaging (MSI) laparoscope is described. Motion-induced image misalignments are reduced, using feature-based registration, before regression of the tissue reflectance spectra to calculate relative quantities of oxy- and deoxyhaemoglobin. The laparoscope was validated in vivo, during porcine abdominal surgery, by making parallel MSI and blood gas measurements of the small bowel vasculature. Ischaemic conditions were induced by local occlusion of the mesenteric arcade and monitored using the system. The MSI laparoscope was capable of measuring StO2 over a wide range (30-100%) with a temporal error of ± 7.5%. The imager showed sensitivity to spatial changes in StO2 during dynamic local occlusions, as well as tracking the recovery of tissues post-occlusion.
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- Neil T. Clancy
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Computer Science, University College London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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Clancy NT, Stoyanov D, James DRC, Di Marco A, Sauvage V, Clark J, Yang GZ, Elson DS. Multispectral image alignment using a three channel endoscope in vivo during minimally invasive surgery. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2012; 3:2567-78. [PMID: 23082296 PMCID: PMC3469985 DOI: 10.1364/boe.3.002567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2012] [Revised: 09/07/2012] [Accepted: 09/11/2012] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Sequential multispectral imaging is an acquisition technique that involves collecting images of a target at different wavelengths, to compile a spectrum for each pixel. In surgical applications it suffers from low illumination levels and motion artefacts. A three-channel rigid endoscope system has been developed that allows simultaneous recording of stereoscopic and multispectral images. Salient features on the tissue surface may be tracked during the acquisition in the stereo cameras and, using multiple camera triangulation techniques, this information used to align the multispectral images automatically even though the tissue or camera is moving. This paper describes a detailed validation of the set-up in a controlled experiment before presenting the first in vivo use of the device in a porcine minimally invasive surgical procedure. Multispectral images of the large bowel were acquired and used to extract the relative concentration of haemoglobin in the tissue despite motion due to breathing during the acquisition. Using the stereoscopic information it was also possible to overlay the multispectral information on the reconstructed 3D surface. This experiment demonstrates the ability of this system for measuring blood perfusion changes in the tissue during surgery and its potential use as a platform for other sequential imaging modalities.
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- Neil T. Clancy
- Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, Institute of Global Health
Innovation, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, SW7
2AZ, UK
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Computer
Science, University College London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, Institute of Global Health
Innovation, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, SW7
2AZ, UK
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- Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, Institute of Global Health
Innovation, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, SW7
2AZ, UK
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- Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, Institute of Global Health
Innovation, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, SW7
2AZ, UK
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- Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, Institute of Global Health
Innovation, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, SW7
2AZ, UK
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- Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, Institute of Global Health
Innovation, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- Department of Computing, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ,
UK
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- Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, Institute of Global Health
Innovation, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, SW7
2AZ, UK
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Gussakovsky E, Yang Y, Rendell J, Jilkina O, Kupriyanov V. NIR spectroscopic imaging to map hemoglobin + myoglobin oxygenation, their concentration and optical pathlength across a beating pig heart during surgery. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2012; 5:128-39. [PMID: 21688399 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201100031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2011] [Revised: 05/25/2011] [Accepted: 05/27/2011] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopic imaging can provide spatial distribution (maps) of the absolute concentration of hemoglobin + myoglobin, oxygen saturation parameter and optical pathlength, reporting on the biochemico-physiological status of a beating heart in vivo. The method is based on processing the NIR spectroscopic images employing a first-derivative approach. Blood-pressure-controlled gating compensated the effect of heart motion on the imaging. All the maps are available simultaneously and noninvasively at a spatial resolution in the submillimeter range and can be obtained in a couple of minutes. The equipment has no mechanical contact with the tissue, thereby leaving the heart unaffected during the measurement.
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- Eugene Gussakovsky
- National Research Council Institute for Biodiagnostics, 435 Ellice Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 1Y6.
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Stoyanov D. Surgical vision. Ann Biomed Eng 2011; 40:332-45. [PMID: 22012086 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-011-0441-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2011] [Accepted: 10/07/2011] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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The emergence of Minimal Access Surgery (MAS) as a paradigm in modern healthcare treatment has created new challenges and opportunities for automated image understanding and computer vision. In MAS, images recovered from inside the body using specialized devices are used to visualize and operate on the surgical site but they can also be used to computationally infer in vivo 3D tissue surface shape, soft-tissue morphology, and surgical instrument motion. This information is important for facilitating in vivo biophotonic imaging modalities where the interaction between light and tissue is used to infer the structural and functional properties of the tissue. This article provides a review of the literature for computer vision and image understanding techniques applied to MAS images. The focus of this article is to elucidate a perspective on how computer vision techniques can be used to support and enhance the capabilities of biophotonic imaging modalities during surgery. Note that while MAS encompasses a variety of surgical specializations this review does not involve procedures performed in the interventional suite. The review has been carried out based on searches in the PubMed and IEEE databases using the article's keywords.
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- Danail Stoyanov
- Center for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, WC1 2BT, UK.
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Jilkina O, Glogowski M, Kuzio B, Zhilkin PA, Gussakovsky E, Kupriyanov VV. Defects in myoglobin oxygenation in KATP-deficient mouse hearts under normal and stress conditions characterized by near infrared spectroscopy and imaging. Int J Cardiol 2011; 149:315-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2009] [Revised: 11/22/2009] [Accepted: 02/06/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Gussakovsky E, Yang Y, Rendell J, Jilkina O, Kupriyanov V. Mapping the myoglobin concentration, oxygenation, and optical pathlength in heart ex vivo using near-infrared imaging. Anal Biochem 2010; 407:120-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2010.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2010] [Accepted: 07/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lamouche G, Dufour M, Hewko M, Vergnole S, Gauthier B, Bisaillon CE, Monchalin JP, Sowa MG. Intravascular optical coherence tomography on a beating heart model. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2010; 15:046023. [PMID: 20799825 DOI: 10.1117/1.3475960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The advantages and limitations of using a beating heart model in the development of intravascular optical coherence tomography are discussed. The model fills the gap between bench experiments, performed on phantoms and excised arteries, and whole animal in-vivo preparations. The beating heart model is stable for many hours, allowing for extended measurement times and multiple imaging sessions under in-vivo conditions without the complications of maintaining whole-animal preparation. The perfusate supplying the heart with nutrients can be switched between light scattering blood to a nonscattering perfusate to allow the optical system to be optimized without the need of an efficient blood displacement strategy. Direct access to the coronary vessels means that there is no need for x-ray fluoroscopic guidance of the catheter to the heart, as is the case in whole animal preparation. The model proves to be a valuable asset in the development of our intravascular optical coherence tomography technology.
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- Guy Lamouche
- Conseil National de Recherches Canada, Institut des Materiaux Industriels, Boucherville, Quebec, Canada.
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Yang Y, Sun J, Gervai P, Gruwel ML, Jilkina O, Gussakovsky E, Yang X, Kupriyanov V. Characterization of cryoinjury-induced infarction with manganese-and gadolinium-enhanced MRI and optical spectroscopy in pig hearts. Magn Reson Imaging 2010; 28:753-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2010.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2009] [Revised: 10/29/2009] [Accepted: 02/08/2010] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Lunt SJ, Gray C, Reyes-Aldasoro CC, Matcher SJ, Tozer GM. Application of intravital microscopy in studies of tumor microcirculation. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2010; 15:011113. [PMID: 20210439 DOI: 10.1117/1.3281674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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To grow and progress, solid tumors develop a vascular network through co-option and angiogenesis that is characterized by multiple structural and functional abnormalities, which negatively influence therapeutic outcome through direct and indirect mechanisms. As such, the morphology and function of tumor blood vessels, plus their response to different treatments, are a vital and active area of biological research. Intravital microscopy (IVM) has played a key role in studies of tumor angiogenesis, and ongoing developments in molecular probes, imaging techniques, and postimage analysis methods have ensured its continued and widespread use. In this review we discuss some of the primary advantages and disadvantages of IVM approaches and describe recent technological advances in optical microscopy (e.g., confocal microscopy, multiphoton microscopy, hyperspectral imaging, and optical coherence tomography) with examples of their application to studies of tumor angiogenesis.
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- Sarah Jane Lunt
- University of Sheffield, School of Medicine, Department of Oncology, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Terada N, Ohno N, Saitoh S, Ohno S. Application of “in vivo cryotechnique” to detect erythrocyte oxygen saturation in frozen mouse tissues with confocal Raman cryomicroscopy. J Struct Biol 2008; 163:147-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2008.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2008] [Revised: 04/24/2008] [Accepted: 04/27/2008] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Kupriyanov VV, Manley DM, Xiang B. Detection of moderate regional ischemia in pig hearts in vivo by near-infrared and thermal imaging: effects of dipyridamole. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2007; 24:113-23. [PMID: 17431819 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-007-9222-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2007] [Accepted: 03/12/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Effects of coronary vasodilator, dipyridamole, on epicardial oxygenation and flow were investigated under conditions of moderate coronary occlusion using near-infrared spectroscopic (NIRS) and thermal imaging. In anesthetized open chest pigs an inflatable occluder and flow probe were placed around the left anterior descending artery (LAD). In the ischemic group (n = 11) LAD occlusion (50% flow, 80 min) was followed by complete occlusion (10 min, n = 4), and reflow. Dipyridamole was infused (0.14 mg/min/kg/4 min) intravenously during 50% occlusion. In the control group (n = 6) LAD flow was temporarily increased (hyperemic response) by two 2-min periods of complete LAD occlusion applied 120 min apart, with a 4-min period of dipyridamole infusion between the two occlusions. NIRS and thermal images were acquired throughout the protocol. Maps of subepicardial oxygen saturation parameter (OSP), and epicardial temperature (T) were obtained. Partial occlusion reduced OSP and the temperature by 0.23 +/- 0.08 and 0.88 +/- 0.39 degrees C versus remote region, respectively. Dipyridamole decreased systolic blood pressure by 36%, which caused further decline in the LAD flow to 18% and OSP and T by 0.37 +/- 0.01 and 2.46 +/- 0.32 degrees C, respectively. Reflow restored OSP and T to their baseline levels. In control group dipyridamole and hyperemia increased LAD flow 2-4-fold associated with moderate increase in OSP and T. OSP and T showed linear dependence on the flow below 100%, which is leveled-off at flows above normal. Dipyridamole increases differences in the epicardial oxygenation and T between normal and moderately ischemic areas due to enhancement of disparity in perfusion of these areas.
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Manley DM, Xiang B, Kupriyanov VV. Visualization and grading of regional ischemia in pigs in vivo using near-infrared and thermal imagingThis paper is one of a selection of papers published in this Special Issue, entitled The Cellular and Molecular Basis of Cardiovascular Dysfunction, Dhalla 70th Birthday Tribute. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2007; 85:382-95. [PMID: 17612647 DOI: 10.1139/y07-014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Reductions in regional coronary flow result in tissue deoxygenation and decrease in surface temperature, changes detectable by near-infrared spectroscopic (NIRS) and thermal imaging, respectively. In anesthetized open-chest pigs, an inflatable occluder and flow probe were placed around the left anterior descending artery. Gated NIRS and nongated thermal images were acquired at baseline, partial (17% and 50%), and complete occlusion and reflow. At each step, dobutamine was infused (10 μg·min–1·kg–1) for 7–9 min to increase blood pressure and flow. Changes in the oxygen saturation parameter, rate of indocyanine green flow tracer passage, and the surface temperature were correlated with the measured left anterior descending artery flow. Location and sizes of the areas of reduced oxygenation, indocyanine green uptake, and temperature were similar. Decrease in the coronary flow to 50% and 17% of baseline resulted in progressive decrease in the above parameters, whereas increase in flow from 75% to ~250% achieved by dobutamine and reactive hyperemia did not significantly change them. Dobutamine increased total and epicardial flow in ischemic areas and increased subepicardial oxygenation. NIRS and thermal imaging provide epicardial maps of oxygen saturation and perfusion that reveal ischemic areas. Combination of these techniques may be useful in the coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery setting.
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- Darren M Manley
- Institute for Biodiagnostics, National Research Council of Canada, 434 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1Y6, Canada
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Nighswander-Rempel SP, Kupriyanov VV, Shaw RA. Regional cardiac tissue oxygenation as a function of blood flow and pO2: A near-infrared spectroscopic imaging study. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2006; 11:054004. [PMID: 17092153 DOI: 10.1117/1.2357601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Near-infrared spectroscopic imaging (NIRSI) is useful to assess cardiac tissue oxygenation in arrested and beating hearts, and it shows potential as an intraoperative gauge of the effectiveness of bypass grafting. The purpose of this study was to determine whether NIRSI can reliably differentiate among a range of cardiac oxygenation states, using ischemia and hypoxia models independently. An ischemia-reperfusion model was applied to isolated, beating, blood-perfused porcine hearts, in which the left anterior descending (LAD) artery was cannulated. LAD flow was decreased stepwise to approximately 50, 20, and 0% of normal flow and was completely restored between ischemic episodes. Upon completion of the ischemia-reperfusion protocol, the hearts were further subjected to periods of increasingly severe global hypoxia. Regional oxy- and deoxy-hemoglobin (myoglobin) levels were derived from spectroscopic images (650 to 1050 nm) acquired at each step. Oxygenation maps vividly highlighted the area at risk for all degrees of ischemia. Oxygenation values differed significantly for different LAD flow rates, regardless of whether intermediate reperfusion was applied, and oxygenation values during progressive hypoxia correlated well with blood oxygen saturation. These results suggest that NIRSI is well suited, not only to identify ischemic or hypoxic regions of cardiac tissue, but also to assess the severity of deoxygenation.
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- Stephen P Nighswander-Rempel
- National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Biodiagnostics, 435 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1Y6, Canada
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This article reviews recent developments in selected imaging technologies focused on the cardiovascular system. The techniques covered are: ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM), microSPECT, microPET, near infrared imaging, and quantum dots. For each technique, the basic physical principles are explained and recent example applications demonstrated.
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- Elliot R McVeigh
- Laboratory of Cardiac Energetics, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Sorg BS, Moeller BJ, Donovan O, Cao Y, Dewhirst MW. Hyperspectral imaging of hemoglobin saturation in tumor microvasculature and tumor hypoxia development. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2005; 10:44004. [PMID: 16178638 DOI: 10.1117/1.2003369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Tumor hypoxia has been shown to have prognostic value in clinical trials involving radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery. Tumor oxygenation studies at microvascular levels can provide understanding of oxygen transport on scales at which oxygen transfer to tissue occurs. To fully grasp the significance of blood oxygen delivery and hypoxia at microvascular levels during tumor growth and angiogenesis, the spatial and temporal relationship of the data must be preserved and mapped. Using tumors grown in window chamber models, hyperspectral imaging can provide serial spatial maps of blood oxygenation in terms of hemoglobin saturation at the microvascular level. We describe our application of hyperspectral imaging for in vivo microvascular tumor oxygen transport studies using red fluorescent protein (RFP) to identify all tumor cells, and hypoxia-driven green fluorescent protein (GFP) to identify the hypoxic fraction. 4T1 mouse mammary carcinoma cells, stably transfected with both reporter genes, are grown in dorsal skin-fold window chambers. Hyperspectral imaging is used to create image maps of hemoglobin saturation, and classify image pixels where RFP alone is present (tumor cells), or both RFP and GFP are present (hypoxic tumor cells). In this work, in vivo calibration of the imaging system is described and in vivo results are shown.
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- Brian S Sorg
- Duke University Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Nighswander-Rempel SP, Kupriyanov VV, Shaw RA. Relative contributions of hemoglobin and myoglobin to near-infrared spectroscopic images of cardiac tissue. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2005; 59:190-193. [PMID: 15720759 DOI: 10.1366/0003702053085106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopic imaging is emerging as a unique tool for intra-operative assessment of myocardial oxygenation, but quantitative interpretation of the images is not straightforward. One confounding factor specific to muscle tissue (both skeletal and cardiac) is that the visible/NIR absorbance spectrum of myoglobin (Mb), an intracellular O(2) storage protein, is virtually identical to that of hemoglobin (Hb). As a consequence, the relative contributions of Mb and Hb to the NIR spectra measured in vivo for blood perfused muscle tissue cannot be determined from the measured spectra alone. To estimate the relative contributions of Mb and Hb to NIR spectra and spectroscopic images, isolated pig hearts were perfused first with a Hb-free blood substitute (Krebs-Henseleit buffer; KHB) and then with a 50/50 KHB/blood mixture, with spectroscopic images acquired at each step. Tissue Mb levels were estimated directly from the measurements during KHB perfusion, and total (Mb+Hb) levels were estimated from the images acquired during 50/50 blood/KHB perfusion. Myoglobin accounted for 63 +/- 11% of the total heme content during perfusion with the 50/50 mixture (implying that Mb would contribute 46% of the combined (Mb+Hb) NIR profile during whole blood perfusion), confirming that Mb contributes substantially to near-infrared absorbance spectra of blood perfused cardiac tissue.
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Satoh N, Kitada Y. Cardioprotective effect of MCC-135 is associated with inhibition of Ca2+ overload in ischemic/reperfused hearts. Eur J Pharmacol 2004; 499:179-87. [PMID: 15363965 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2004.07.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2004] [Revised: 07/16/2004] [Accepted: 07/20/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Calcium (Ca2+) overload is an important pathophysiological factor in myocardial ischemic/reperfusion injury. We investigated the effects of a cardioprotective drug, MCC-135, 5-methyl-2-(1-piperazinyl) benzenesulfonic acid monohydrate, on (1) cardiac contractile dysfunction and Ca2+ overload induced by ischemia and reperfusion, and (2) the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger in Langendorff-perfused rat hearts. Low-flow 45-min ischemia and 30-min reperfusion decreased developed tension and increased ventricular Ca2+ content, effects which were ameliorated by MCC-135 and amiloride given after reperfusion. Combination of intracellular Na+ overload induced by monensin (Na+ ionophore; 5 microM) and zero-flow 15-min ischemia followed by 30-min reperfusion resulted in a decrease in developed tension and in the intracellular Na+-dependent increase in ventricular Ca2+ content. MCC-135 and the highest dose of amiloride given after reperfusion reduced the increase in ventricular Ca2+ content, whereas developed tension was increased only with MCC-135. These results suggest that the cardioprotective effect of MCC-135 in ischemia/reperfusion is associated with suppression of Ca2+ overload and is attributable to inhibition of intracellular Na+-dependent Ca2+ influx via the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger.
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- Naoya Satoh
- Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation, Research Laboratory II, Cardiovascular Section, 1000 Kamoshida, Aoba-ku, Yokohama 227-0033, Japan.
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Nighswander-Rempel SP, Shaw RA, Kuzio B, Kupriyanov VV. Detection of myocardial cell damage in isolated rat hearts with near-infrared spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2004; 9:779-787. [PMID: 15250766 DOI: 10.1117/1.1751125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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One hallmark of cell death resulting from prolonged ischemia is cell membrane disruption. We apply optical spectroscopy to gauge membrane disruption in isolated rat hearts by monitoring (1) the washout of myoglobin (Mb) and (2) the accumulation of an exogenous contrast agent in permeabilized cells. The contrast agent, a neodymium (Nd) chelate, has several absorptions in the visible and near-IR, and when present in the perfusate, it cannot penetrate cellular membranes. When membrane integrity is disrupted, however, it is expected to accumulate within the intracellular space; moreover, cellular Mb is expected to wash out. To test this hypothesis, rat hearts (n=12) are perfused with Krebs-Henseleit buffer (KHB), followed by perfusion with KHB in which a 5 mM Nd-DTPA solution is present. Membrane damage is then induced by infusion of digitonin into the Nd-KHB perfusate to provide a digitonin concentration of 2.5, 5, or 10 microg/mL. After 30 min of infusion, Mb levels fall to 46+/-14% of baseline levels and Nd-DTPA rises to 161+/-19% of predigitonin levels. No apparent dependence of total membrane disruption on digitonin concentration over the concentration range studied is found, although higher concentrations do lead to more rapid membrane disruption.
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