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Capdeville S, Gholson BA, Lindner JR. Contrast Echocardiography for Assessing Myocardial Perfusion. Curr Cardiol Rep 2023; 25:1581-1587. [PMID: 37787859 DOI: 10.1007/s11886-023-01970-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Improvements in ultrasound methods for detecting microbubble ultrasound enhancing agents have led to an increase in the use of perfusion imaging with myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE). This technique is now beginning to play an important role in specific clinical scenarios, which is the focus of this review. RECENT FINDINGS MCE was originally conceived as a technique for detecting resting perfusion abnormalities related to ischemia at rest or during stress from coronary artery disease. More recently, MCE has increasingly been used in circumstances where the technique's ability to provide rapid, quantitative, or bedside assessment of perfusion is advantageous. Quantitative MCE is also increasingly being used as a research technique for evaluating pathobiology and therapy that involve changes in the myocardial microcirculation. While MCE was developed and validated decades ago, it is only now beginning to be used by an increasing number of clinicians due to improvements in imaging technology and recognition of specific situations where the technique is impactful.
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- Sofia Capdeville
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia, 415 Lane Rd, Box 801394, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia, 415 Lane Rd, Box 801394, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia, 415 Lane Rd, Box 801394, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, USA.
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Wilson RC, Lo JO, Romero Jimenez G, Lindner JR, Slayden OD, Roberts VHJ. Utilizing Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography with Phosphatidylserine Microbubbles to Detect Placental Inflammation in Rhesus Macaques. Molecules 2023; 28:2894. [PMID: 37049657 PMCID: PMC10096139 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28072894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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The ability to comprehensively monitor physiological and detect pathophysiologic processes early during pregnancy can reduce maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a non-invasive imaging technology that utilizes the acoustic detection of microbubbles to examine vascular spaces. Furthermore, microbubbles conjugated to specific compounds can focus studies on precise physiological pathways. We hypothesized that CEUS with phosphatidylserine microbubbles (MB-PS) could be employed to monitor placental inflammation. We tested this hypothesis in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta), a translational and relevant animal model of human placental health. As placental inflammation impacts many at-risk pregnancies, we performed CEUS with MB-PS in pregnant macaques fed a high-fat diet (e.g., a western-style diet, WSD) in the presence or absence of testosterone (T) to mimic the increased risk of polycystic ovary syndrome and subfertility. We have previously demonstrated a placental inflammation phenotype in this model, and, thus, we related the MB-PS CEUS signal intensity to placental inflammation markers: selectin p and angiopoietins. Testosterone exposure increased the MB-PS signal in the placental microcirculation on the maternal side compared to control animals. We found that T increased placental weight and decreased angiopoietin 2 (ANGPT2) immunoreactivity. Furthermore, a significant inverse correlation was found between MB-PS signal and ANGPT2. This indicated that CEUS with MB-PS can be used to monitor placental parameters. We propose that CEUS with MB-PS could aid in the identification of pregnancies at risk of placental vascular compromise.
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- Rachel C. Wilson
- Division of Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, OR 97006, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Division of Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, OR 97006, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
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- Division of Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, OR 97006, USA
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- Division of Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, OR 97006, USA
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Hagen MW, Louey S, Alaniz SM, Belcik T, Muller MM, Brown L, Lindner JR, Jonker SS. Changes in microvascular perfusion of heart and skeletal muscle in sheep around the time of birth. Exp Physiol 2023; 108:135-145. [PMID: 36420621 PMCID: PMC9805518 DOI: 10.1113/ep090809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? How does the microvascular perfusion of striated muscle change during the dynamic developmental period between the late gestation fetus and early neonate? What is the main finding and its importance? In both myocardium and skeletal muscle, perfusion of striated muscle is significantly reduced in the neonate compared to the late term fetus, but flow reserve is unchanged. The results suggest striated muscle capillary networks grow more slowly relative to the myofibres they nourish during the perinatal period. ABSTRACT Microvascular perfusion of striated muscle is an important determinant of health throughout life. Birth is a transition with profound effects on the growth and function of striated muscle, but the regulation of microvascular perfusion around this transition is poorly understood. We used contrast-enhanced ultrasound perfusion imaging (CEUS) to study the perfusion of left ventricular myocardium and hindlimb biceps femoris, which are populations of muscle with different degrees of change in pre- to postnatal workloads and different capacities for postnatal proliferative growth. We studied separate groups of lambs in late gestation (135 days' gestational age; 92% of term) and shortly after birth (5 days' postnatal age). We used CEUS to quantify baseline perfusion, perfusion during hyperaemia induced by adenosine infusion (myocardium) or electrically stimulated unloaded exercise (skeletal muscle), flow reserve and oxygen delivery. We found heart-to-body weight ratio was greater in neonates than fetuses. Microvascular volume and overall perfusion were lower in neonates than fetuses in both muscle groups at baseline and with hyperaemia. Flux rate differed with muscle group, with myocardial flux being faster in neonates than fetuses, but skeletal muscle flux being slower. Oxygen delivery to skeletal muscle at baseline was lower in neonates than fetuses, but was not significantly different in myocardium. Flow reserve was not different between ages. Given the significant somatic growth, and the transition from hyperplastic to hypertrophic myocyte growth occurring in the perinatal period, we postulate that the primary driver of lower neonatal striated muscle perfusion is faster growth of myofibres than their associated capillary networks.
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- Matthew W. Hagen
- Center for Developmental HealthOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandORUSA
- Knight Cardiovascular InstituteOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandORUSA
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- Center for Developmental HealthOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandORUSA
- Knight Cardiovascular InstituteOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandORUSA
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- Center for Developmental HealthOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandORUSA
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- Knight Cardiovascular InstituteOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandORUSA
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- Knight Cardiovascular InstituteOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandORUSA
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- Department of PediatricsUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAuroraCOUSA
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- Knight Cardiovascular InstituteOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandORUSA
- Division of Cardiovascular MedicineUniversity of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesvilleVAUSA
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- Center for Developmental HealthOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandORUSA
- Knight Cardiovascular InstituteOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandORUSA
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Hagen MW, Louey S, Alaniz SM, Brown L, Lindner JR, Jonker SS. Coronary conductance in the normal development of sheep during the perinatal period. PHYSICS REPORTS-REVIEW SECTION OF PHYSICS LETTERS 2022; 10:e15523. [PMID: 36461657 PMCID: PMC9718948 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Birth is associated with substantial shifts in cardiovascular physiology. Little is known about coronary vascular adaptations during this period. We used fetal and neonatal lambs to measure coronary function at late gestation (92% of term) and shortly after birth (5-6 days postnatal age). In each animal we measured unanesthetized myocardial perfusion and oxygen delivery using a circumflex artery flow probe. We used inflatable occluders and adenosine to determine coronary conductance and flow reserve. In a subset of animals, we used myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE, anesthetized) to assess its utility as a tool for studying changes in regional myocardial perfusion in normal development. Separate age-matched animals were instrumented with aortic and coronary sinus sampling catheters to determine myocardial oxygen extraction (unanesthetized). With an average of 17 days of developmental time separating our neonatal and fetal cohorts we found that heart-to-body weight ratio was significantly greater in neonates than fetuses. In resting animals, we found significant decreases in weight-normalized perfusion of, and oxygen delivery to, neonatal relative to fetal myocardium. Similar results were seen when measuring baseline MCE-derived perfusion. Pressure-flow relationship studies revealed lower baseline and maximal coronary conductance in neonates than fetuses, with similar coronary flow reserve between groups. There was greater oxygen extraction in neonates than fetuses. Combined analysis of oxygen extraction with coronary flow suggested greater oxygen consumption by the fetal than neonatal myocardium. We conclude that, during the immediate perinatal period, cardiac growth outpaces coronary microvascular growth resulting in lower capacity for microvascular perfusion in the early neonate.
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- Matthew W. Hagen
- Center for Developmental HealthOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandOregonUSA,Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandOregonUSA
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- Center for Developmental HealthOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandOregonUSA,Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandOregonUSA
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- Center for Developmental HealthOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandOregonUSA
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- Department of PediatricsPerinatal Research CenterUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAuroraColoradoUSA
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- Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandOregonUSA
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- Center for Developmental HealthOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandOregonUSA,Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandOregonUSA
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Iskander J, Kelada P, Rashad L, Massoud D, Afdal P, Abdelmassih AF. Advanced Echocardiography Techniques: The Future Stethoscope of Systemic Diseases. Curr Probl Cardiol 2022; 47:100847. [PMID: 33992429 PMCID: PMC9046647 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2021.100847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been showing patterns of extensive rise in prevalence in the contemporary era, affecting the quality of life of millions of people and leading the causes of death worldwide. It has been a provocative challenge for modern medicine to diagnose CVD in its crib, owing to its etiological factors being attributed to a large array of systemic diseases, as well as its non-binary hideous nature that gradually leads to functional disability. Novel echocardiography techniques have enabled the cardiac ultrasound to provide a comprehensive analysis of the heart in an objective, feasible, time- and cost-effective manner. Speckle tracking echocardiography, contrast echocardiography, and 3D echocardiography have shown the highest potential for widespread use. The uses of novel modalities have been elaborately demonstrated in this study as a proof of concept that echocardiography has a place in routine general practice with supportive evidence being as recent as its role in the concurrent COVID-19 pandemic. Despite such evidence, many uses remain off-label and unexploited in practice. Generalization of echocardiography at the point of care can become a much-needed turning point in the clinical approach to case management. To actualize such aspirations, we recommend further prospective and interventional studies to examine the effect of implementing advanced techniques at the point of care on the decision-making process and evaluate their effectiveness in prevention of cardiovascular morbidities and mortalities.
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- John Iskander
- Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt,Corresponding author: John Iskander, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Residency program, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Kasr AlAiny Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt,Consultant of Pediatric Cardiology, Children Cancer Hospital of Egypt (57357 Hospital), Cairo, Egypt
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Baek H, Lockwood D, Mason EJ, Obusez E, Poturalski M, Rammo R, Nagel SJ, Jones SE. Clinical Intervention Using Focused Ultrasound (FUS) Stimulation of the Brain in Diverse Neurological Disorders. Front Neurol 2022; 13:880814. [PMID: 35614924 PMCID: PMC9124976 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.880814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Various surgical techniques and pharmaceutical treatments have been developed to improve the current technologies of treating brain diseases. Focused ultrasound (FUS) is a new brain stimulation modality that can exert a therapeutic effect on diseased brain cells, with this effect ranging from permanent ablation of the pathological neural circuit to transient excitatory/inhibitory modulation of the neural activity depending on the acoustic energy of choice. With the development of intraoperative imaging technology, FUS has become a clinically available noninvasive neurosurgical option with visual feedback. Over the past 10 years, FUS has shown enormous potential. It can deliver acoustic energy through the physical barrier of the brain and eliminate abnormal brain cells to treat patients with Parkinson's disease and essential tremor. In addition, FUS can help introduce potentially beneficial therapeutics at the exact brain region where they need to be, bypassing the brain's function barrier, which can be applied for a wide range of central nervous system disorders. In this review, we introduce the current FDA-approved clinical applications of FUS, ranging from thermal ablation to blood barrier opening, as well as the emerging applications of FUS in the context of pain control, epilepsy, and neuromodulation. We also discuss the expansion of future applications and challenges. Broadening FUS technologies requires a deep understanding of the effect of ultrasound when targeting various brain structures in diverse disease conditions in the context of skull interface, anatomical structure inside the brain, and pathology.
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- Hongchae Baek
- Cleveland Clinic, Imaging Institute, Cleveland, OH, United States
- Center for Neurological Restoration, Cleveland Clinic, Neurological Institute, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Cleveland Clinic, Imaging Institute, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Cleveland Clinic, Imaging Institute, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Center for Neurological Restoration, Cleveland Clinic, Neurological Institute, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Center for Neurological Restoration, Cleveland Clinic, Neurological Institute, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Cleveland Clinic, Imaging Institute, Cleveland, OH, United States
- *Correspondence: Stephen E. Jones
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Nguyen TA, Lindner JR. Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Molecular Imaging in Atherosclerosis Research. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2419:801-808. [PMID: 35238002 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1924-7_48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
The management of cardiovascular conditions will likely be improved by noninvasive in vivo molecular imaging technologies that can provide earlier or more accurate diagnosis. These techniques are already having a positive impact in preclinical research by providing insight into disease pathobiology or efficacy of new therapies. Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEU) molecular imaging is a technique that relies on the ultrasound detection of targeted microbubble contrast agents to examine molecular or cellular events that occur at the blood pool-endothelial interface. For the most part, targeted contrast agents are composed of encapsulated gas microbubbles (MBs) that are 2-4 μm in diameter, or other acoustically active micro- or nanoparticles. These agents bear several tens of thousands of binding molecules per particle. Because nonadhered agent is cleared rapidly, CEU molecular imaging can be performed in a matter of minutes. MBs are detected using contrast-specific techniques that generate and receive nonlinear signals produced by MB cavitation, thereby increasing signal-to-noise ratio. Dedicated kinetic models for molecular imaging have been generated that permit the elimination of signal from nonadherent agent.
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Baweja P, Sweeney MJ, López-Candales A. A Reminder That Stress Echocardiography Is Useful in Diagnosing Myocardial Ischemia in Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease: Case Series. Cureus 2021; 13:e17763. [PMID: 34659974 PMCID: PMC8493938 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.17763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Identification of ischemia remains critical when assessing individuals presenting with atypical symptoms or in patients with known coronary artery disease (CAD). Several imaging modalities are currently available to attain this diagnostic goal. Unfortunately, not all case presentations are straightforward, particularly when microvascular dysfunction (MVD) is the cause of symptoms in the absence of identifiable epicardial luminal stenosis. Specifically, in such cases, current imaging guidelines do not include stress echocardiography (SE) as a recommended tool when assessing these patients. We present three cases that highlight the utility of SE for identifying MVD and provide mechanistic explanations. We believe that SE should not be completely discarded as an inadequate testing modality; we highlight the potential utility of this imaging modality not only in diagnosing CAD and pre-surgical evaluation of patients but also in identifying patients with MVD.
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- Paramdeep Baweja
- Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, USA
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- Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, USA
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Kosareva A, Punjabi M, Ochoa-Espinosa A, Xu L, Schaefer JV, Dreier B, Plückthun A, Kaufmann BA. Designed Ankyrin Repeat Proteins as Novel Binders for Ultrasound Molecular Imaging. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2021; 47:2664-2675. [PMID: 34144832 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2021.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2020] [Revised: 03/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Clinical translation of ultrasound molecular imaging will depend on the development of binders that can easily be generated, manufactured and coupled, and that are compatible with in vivo use. We describe targeted microbubbles (MBs) using designed ankyrin repeat proteins (DARPins) as a novel class of such translatable binders. Candidate DARPin binders for vascular cell adhesion molecule 1, an endothelial cell adhesion molecule involved in inflammatory processes, were selected using ribosome display and coupled to MBs. Flow-chamber assays of five MBs carrying high-affinity binders showed selective retention on endothelial cells activated by tumor necrosis factor-α for two binders compared with a MB carrying a control DARPin. In vivo ultrasound molecular imaging in a murine hind-limb inflammation model demonstrated up to a fourfold signal enhancement for three of the five MBs versus control. However, there was no correlation between results from flow-chamber assays and in vivo imaging. Thus, we conclude that ultrasound molecular imaging of inflammation using DARPin binders is feasible per se, but that screening of candidates cannot be accomplished with flow-chamber assays as used in our study.
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- Alexandra Kosareva
- Cardiovascular Molecular Imaging, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Cardiovascular Molecular Imaging, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Cardiovascular Molecular Imaging, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Cardiovascular Molecular Imaging, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cardiovascular Molecular Imaging, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, University Hospital and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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King O, Sunyovszki I, Terracciano CM. Vascularisation of pluripotent stem cell-derived myocardium: biomechanical insights for physiological relevance in cardiac tissue engineering. Pflugers Arch 2021; 473:1117-1136. [PMID: 33855631 PMCID: PMC8245389 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-021-02557-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
The myocardium is a diverse environment, requiring coordination between a variety of specialised cell types. Biochemical crosstalk between cardiomyocytes (CM) and microvascular endothelial cells (MVEC) is essential to maintain contractility and healthy tissue homeostasis. Yet, as myocytes beat, heterocellular communication occurs also through constantly fluctuating biomechanical stimuli, namely (1) compressive and tensile forces generated directly by the beating myocardium, and (2) pulsatile shear stress caused by intra-microvascular flow. Despite endothelial cells (EC) being highly mechanosensitive, the role of biomechanical stimuli from beating CM as a regulatory mode of myocardial-microvascular crosstalk is relatively unexplored. Given that cardiac biomechanics are dramatically altered during disease, and disruption of myocardial-microvascular communication is a known driver of pathological remodelling, understanding the biomechanical context necessary for healthy myocardial-microvascular interaction is of high importance. The current gap in understanding can largely be attributed to technical limitations associated with reproducing dynamic physiological biomechanics in multicellular in vitro platforms, coupled with limited in vitro viability of primary cardiac tissue. However, differentiation of CM from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSC) has provided an unlimited source of human myocytes suitable for designing in vitro models. This technology is now converging with the diverse field of tissue engineering, which utilises in vitro techniques designed to enhance physiological relevance, such as biomimetic extracellular matrix (ECM) as 3D scaffolds, microfluidic perfusion of vascularised networks, and complex multicellular architectures generated via 3D bioprinting. These strategies are now allowing researchers to design in vitro platforms which emulate the cell composition, architectures, and biomechanics specific to the myocardial-microvascular microenvironment. Inclusion of physiological multicellularity and biomechanics may also induce a more mature phenotype in stem cell-derived CM, further enhancing their value. This review aims to highlight the importance of biomechanical stimuli as determinants of CM-EC crosstalk in cardiac health and disease, and to explore emerging tissue engineering and hPSC technologies which can recapitulate physiological dynamics to enhance the value of in vitro cardiac experimentation.
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- Oisín King
- National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, ICTEM 4th floor, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, UK.
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- National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, ICTEM 4th floor, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, UK
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- National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, ICTEM 4th floor, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, UK
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Li M, Zeng D, Xie Q, Xu R, Wang Y, Ma D, Shi Y, Xu X, Huang M, Fei H. A deep learning approach with temporal consistency for automatic myocardial segmentation of quantitative myocardial contrast echocardiography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021; 37:1967-1978. [PMID: 33595760 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-021-02181-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Quantitative myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) has been proved to be valuable in detecting myocardial ischemia. During quantitative MCE analysis, myocardial segmentation is a critical step in determining accurate region of interests (ROIs). However, traditional myocardial segmentation mainly relies on manual tracing of myocardial contours, which is time-consuming and laborious. To solve this problem, we propose a fully automatic myocardial segmentation framework that can segment myocardial regions in MCE accurately without human intervention. A total of 100 patients' MCE sequences were divided into a training set and a test set according to a 7: 3 proportion for analysis. We proposed a bi-directional training schema, which incorporated temporal information of forward and backward direction among frames in MCE sequences to ensure temporal consistency by combining convolutional neural network with recurrent neural network. Experiment results demonstrated that compared with a traditional segmentation model (U-net) and the model considering only forward temporal information (U-net + forward), our framework achieved the highest segmentation precision in Dice coefficient (U-net vs U-net + forward vs our framework: 0.78 ± 0.07 vs 0.79 ± 0.07 vs 0.81 ± 0.07, p < 0.01), Intersection over Union (0.65 ± 0.09 vs 0.66 ± 0.09 vs 0.68 ± 0.09, p < 0.01), and lowest Hausdorff Distance (32.68 ± 14.6 vs 28.69 ± 13.18 vs 27.59 ± 12.82 pixel point, p < 0.01). In the visual grading study, the performance of our framework was the best among these three models (52.47 ± 4.29 vs 54.53 ± 5.10 vs 57.30 ± 4.73, p < 0.01). A case report on a randomly selected subject for perfusion analysis showed that the perfusion parameters generated by using myocardial segmentation of our proposed framework were similar to that of the expert annotation. The proposed framework could generate more precise myocardial segmentation when compared with traditional methods. The perfusion parameters generated by these myocardial segmentations have a good similarity to that of manual annotation, suggesting that it has the potential to be utilized in routine clinical practice.
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- Mingqi Li
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, USA
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of South China Structural Heart Disease, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Catheterization Lab, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of South China Structural Heart Disease, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
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Li Z, Tang H, Tu Y. Molecular and Nonmolecular Imaging of Macrophages in Atherosclerosis. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:670639. [PMID: 34095259 PMCID: PMC8169961 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.670639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Atherosclerosis is a major cause of ischemic heart disease, and the increasing medical burden associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease has become a major public health concern worldwide. Macrophages play an important role in all stages of the dynamic progress of atherosclerosis, from its initiation and lesion expansion increasing the vulnerability of plaques, to the formation of unstable plaques and clinical manifestations. Early imaging can identify patients at risk of coronary atherosclerotic disease and its complications, enabling preventive measures to be initiated. Recent advances in molecular imaging have involved the noninvasive and semi-quantitative targeted imaging of macrophages and their related molecules in vivo, which can detect atheroma earlier and more accurately than conventional imaging. Multimodal imaging integrates vascular structure, function, and molecular imaging technology to achieve multi-dimensional imaging, which can be used to comprehensively evaluate blood vessels and obtain clinical information based on anatomical structure and molecular level. At the same time, the rapid development of nonmolecular imaging technologies, such as intravascular imaging, which have the unique advantages of having intuitive accuracy and providing rich information to identify macrophage inflammation and inform targeted personalized treatment, has also been seen. In this review, we highlight recent methods and research hotspots in molecular and nonmolecular imaging of macrophages in atherosclerosis that have enormous potential for rapid clinical application.
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- Zhaoyue Li
- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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Ponatinib coronary microangiopathy: novel bedside diagnostic approach and management with N-acetylcysteine. Blood Adv 2021; 4:4083-4085. [PMID: 32870969 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020002644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Key Points
Ponatinib produces a coronary microangiopathy that mimics myocardial infarction and can be detected rapidly by contrast echocardiography. N-acetylcysteine therapy can potentially resolve ischemic complications caused by ponatinib-related microangiopathy.
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Phase-Conversion Nanodroplets: Good Things Coming in Small Packages. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2021; 34:910-912. [PMID: 33962004 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2021.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Lindner JR. Contrast echocardiography: current status and future directions. Heart 2020; 107:18-24. [PMID: 33077502 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-316662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Contrast echocardiography is a family of ultrasound-based procedures, whereby acoustic enhancing agents, usually microbubbles, are administered by intravenous route and detected in order to improve diagnostic performance. This review describes: (1) the agents that have been designed for diagnostic imaging, (2) current clinical applications where either left ventricular opacification or microvascular perfusion imaging with myocardial contrast echocardiography have been demonstrated to provide incremental information to non-contrast echocardiography and (3) future diagnostic and therapeutic applications of contrast ultrasound that rely on unique compositional design of ultrasound-enhancing agents.
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- Jonathan R Lindner
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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The use of contrast agents as signal enhancers during ultrasound improves visualization and the diagnostic utility of this technology in medical imaging. Although widely used in many disciplines, contrast ultrasound is not routinely implemented in obstetrics, largely due to safety concerns of administered agents for pregnant women and the limited number of studies that address this issue. Here the microbubble characteristics that make them beneficial for enhancement of the blood pool and the quantification of real-time imaging are reviewed. Literature from pregnant animal model studies and safety assessments are detailed, and the potential for contrast-enhanced ultrasound to provide clinically relevant data and benefit our understanding of early placental development and detection of placental dysfunction is discussed.
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Lytra A, Sboros V, Giannakopoulos A, Pelekasis N. Modeling atomic force microscopy and shell mechanical properties estimation of coated microbubbles. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:4661-4681. [PMID: 32391535 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm00300j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We present an extensive comparison with experimental data of our theoretical/numerical model for the static response of coated microbubbles (MBs) subject to compression from an atomic force microscope (afm). The mechanics of the MB's coating is described in the context of elastic thin shell theory. The encapsulated fluid is treated as compressible/incompressible pertaining to a gas/liquid, while the thinning of the liquid film between the MB and the afm cantilever is modeled via introduction of an interaction potential and the resulting disjoining pressure. As the external force increases, the experimental force-deformation (f-d) curves of MBs covered with polymer have an initial linear response (Reissner regime), followed by a non-linear curved downwards response (Pogorelov regime) where buckling takes place. On the other hand, the f-d curve for MBs covered with lipid monolayers initially follows the Reissner regime, but buckling is bypassed to a curved upwards regime where internal gas pressure dominates. The elastic properties, namely Young's modulus and shell thickness, for MB's covered with polymer can be estimated by combining the buckling point and the slope of the Reissner regime or the slopes of Reissner and Pogorelov regimes. Comparison of the present model with afm f-d curves for polymer shows satisfactory agreement. The area dilatation and bending moduli are shown to be the appropriate independent elastic parameters of MBs covered with phospholipid monolayers and are estimated by combination of the transition from Reissner to pressure dominated regime. Simulations and experiments in this case are in excellent agreement.
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- A Lytra
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Thessaly, Volos, 38334, Greece.
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK
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- School of Applied Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, 15780, Greece
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Thessaly, Volos, 38334, Greece.
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Kosareva A, Abou-Elkacem L, Chowdhury S, Lindner JR, Kaufmann BA. Seeing the Invisible-Ultrasound Molecular Imaging. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2020; 46:479-497. [PMID: 31899040 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2019.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Ultrasound molecular imaging has been developed in the past two decades with the goal of non-invasively imaging disease phenotypes on a cellular level not depicted on anatomic imaging. Such techniques already play a role in pre-clinical research for the assessment of disease mechanisms and drug effects, and are thought to in the future contribute to earlier diagnosis of disease, assessment of therapeutic effects and patient-tailored therapy in the clinical field. In this review, we first describe the chemical composition and structure as well as the in vivo behavior of the ultrasound contrast agents that have been developed for molecular imaging. We then discuss the strategies that are used for targeting of contrast agents to specific cellular targets and protocols used for imaging. Next we describe pre-clinical data on imaging of thrombosis, atherosclerosis and microvascular inflammation and in oncology, including the pathophysiological principles underlying the selection of targets in each area. Where applicable, we also discuss efforts that are currently underway for translation of this technique into the clinical arena.
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- Alexandra Kosareva
- Cardiovascular Molecular Imaging, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford, California, USA
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- Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Portland, Oregon, USA; Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Cardiovascular Molecular Imaging, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, University Hospital and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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Ultrasound molecular imaging: insights into cardiovascular pathology. J Echocardiogr 2020; 18:86-93. [PMID: 32056137 PMCID: PMC7244457 DOI: 10.1007/s12574-020-00463-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Similar to what has already occurred in cancer medicine, the management of cardiovascular conditions will likely be improved by non-invasive molecular imaging technologies that can provide earlier or more accurate diagnosis. These techniques are already having a positive impact in pre-clinical research by providing insight into pathophysiology or efficacy of new therapies. Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEU) molecular imaging is a technique that relies on the ultrasound detection of targeted microbubble contrast agents to examine molecular or cellular events that occur at the blood pool-endothelial interface. CEU molecular imaging techniques have been developed that are able to provide unique information on atherosclerosis, ischemia reperfusion injury, angiogenesis, vascular inflammation, and thrombus formation. Accordingly, CEU has the potential to be used in a wide variety of circumstances to detect disease early or at the bedside, and to guide appropriate therapy based on vascular phenotype. This review will describe the physical basis for CEU molecular imaging, and the specific disease processes for the pre-clinical translational research experience.
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Nabavizadeh N, Qi Y, Kaempf A, Chen Y, Tanyi JA, Lindner JR, Wu MD. Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound to Detect Early Microvascular Changes in Skeletal Muscle after High-Dose Radiation Treatment. Radiat Res 2019; 193:155-160. [PMID: 31841082 DOI: 10.1667/rr15471.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The biological response of normal tissue to high-dose radiation treatment remains poorly understood. Alterations to the microenvironment, specifically the microvasculature, have been implicated as a significant contributor to tumoral cytotoxicity. We used contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEU) perfusion imaging, which is uniquely suited to assess functional status of the microcirculation, to measure microvascular blood flow after high-dose irradiation to normal skeletal muscle tissue in a murine model. Proximal hindlimbs of wild-type C57Bl/6 mice were irradiated with a single fraction using 6 MV photons, 1 cm bolus and a dynamic wedge. Quantitative perfusion CEU imaging of the skeletal muscle was performed at days 1 and 8 postirradiation in three different regions of interest (ROIs): 1. 15 Gy external-beam irradiated leg; 2. 12 Gy irradiated 5 mm proximal area; 3. single ROI in the nonirradiated contralateral (CL) hindlimb. Perfusion imaging was also performed in the hindlimb of nonirradiated mice. CEU time-intensity data were analyzed to measure microvascular blood flow (MBF, also referred to as perfusion), and its parametric components of microvascular flux rate and functional microvascular blood volume (MBV). Plasma measurements of two potent vasoconstrictors, endothelin-1 and angiotensin II, were also performed to assess systemic response. CEU perfusion imaging values for the 12 and 15 Gy irradiated limb regions were pooled. At day 1, MBF in the irradiated limb was significantly lower than in the CL limb (P = 0.016) but quite similar to the nonirradiated mice. At day 8, both limbs of irradiated mice exhibited a trend towards lower MBF than the limbs of nonirradiated mice (28% decrease in mean MBF, P = 0.149 for CL; 39% decrease, P = 0.065 for irradiated limb). Compared to nonirradiated animals, the reduction in perfusion in irradiated limbs at day 8 may have been more influenced by the microvascular flux rate (25% decrease in the mean, P = 0.079) than the MBV (12% decrease in the mean, P = 0.328). Examination of vasoactive compounds revealed that the average plasma concentration for endothelin-1 at day 8 postirradiation was significantly higher in 14 irradiated animals than in 4 nonirradiated animals (3.07 pg/ ml vs. 2.51 pg/ml; P = 0.011). Up to day 8 after high-dose irradiation, flow deficits in irradiated muscle appear to be a consequence of increased vascular resistance more so than loss or functional de-recruitment of microvascular units.
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- Department of Knight Cardiovascular Institute
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- Department of Biostatistics Shared Resource, Knight Cancer Institute
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- Department of Biostatistics Shared Resource, Knight Cancer Institute
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- Department of Knight Cardiovascular Institute.,Department of Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Department of Knight Cardiovascular Institute.,Department of Papé Family Pediatric Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound detects changes in microvascular blood flow in adults with sickle cell disease. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0218783. [PMID: 31276520 PMCID: PMC6611596 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), poor outcome measures compromise the potential success of clinical trials. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a technique that can non-invasively quantify deep tissue microvascular blood flow. We tested the hypothesis that CEUS of forearm skeletal muscle could be used to: 1) assess microvascular abnormalities that occur during vaso-occlusive crisis; and 2) test new therapies for SCD that are targeted to improving the status of the microcirculation. We performed a prospective study, CEUS perfusion imaging of resting forearm muscle was performed in adults with SCD: 1) during and after a pain episode, and 2) before, during, and after a 24-hour infusion of the investigative agent, regadenoson, an adenosine A2A agonist. CEUS destruction-replenishment time-intensity data were analyzed to measure microvascular blood flow, as well as its components, microvascular blood volume and flux rate. Serial CEUS measurements were obtained in 32 adults with SCD. For the studies during crisis, there was a 30% reduction in microvascular blood flow compared to steady-state (p = 0.031), a reduction that was largely due to microvascular flux rate. For the regadenoson group, a non-significant 25% increase in flux rate and 9% increase in microvascular blood flow compared to baseline were detected during infusion. In a study of adults with SCD, CEUS detected changes in microvascular blood flow associated with vaso-occlusive crises. No changes were found during an infusion of the adenosine A2A agonist, regadenoson. This study provides preliminary evidence that CEUS could detect blood flow changes consistent with SCD physiology.
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Latifi Y, Moccetti F, Wu M, Xie A, Packwood W, Qi Y, Ozawa K, Shentu W, Brown E, Shirai T, McCarty OJ, Ruggeri Z, Moslehi J, Chen J, Druker BJ, López JA, Lindner JR. Thrombotic microangiopathy as a cause of cardiovascular toxicity from the BCR-ABL1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor ponatinib. Blood 2019; 133:1597-1606. [PMID: 30692122 PMCID: PMC6450432 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-10-881557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The third-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) ponatinib has been associated with high rates of acute ischemic events. The pathophysiology responsible for these events is unknown. We hypothesized that ponatinib produces an endothelial angiopathy involving excessive endothelial-associated von Willebrand factor (VWF) and secondary platelet adhesion. In wild-type mice and ApoE-/- mice on a Western diet, ultrasound molecular imaging of the thoracic aorta for VWF A1-domain and glycoprotein-Ibα was performed to quantify endothelial-associated VWF and platelet adhesion. After treatment of wild-type mice for 7 days, aortic molecular signal for endothelial-associated VWF and platelet adhesion were five- to sixfold higher in ponatinib vs sham therapy (P < .001), whereas dasatinib had no effect. In ApoE-/- mice, aortic VWF and platelet signals were two- to fourfold higher for ponatinib-treated compared with sham-treated mice (P < .05) and were significantly higher than in treated wild-type mice (P < .05). Platelet and VWF signals in ponatinib-treated mice were significantly reduced by N-acetylcysteine and completely eliminated by recombinant ADAMTS13. Ponatinib produced segmental left ventricular wall motion abnormalities in 33% of wild-type and 45% of ApoE-/- mice and corresponding patchy perfusion defects, yet coronary arteries were normal on angiography. Instead, a global microvascular angiopathy was detected by immunohistochemistry and by intravital microscopy observation of platelet aggregates and nets associated with endothelial cells and leukocytes. Our findings reveal a new form of vascular toxicity for the TKI ponatinib that involves VWF-mediated platelet adhesion and a secondary microvascular angiopathy that produces ischemic wall motion abnormalities. These processes can be mitigated by interventions known to reduce VWF multimer size.
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- Knight Cardiovascular Institute
- Doernbecher Children's Hospital, and
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- Knight Cardiovascular Institute
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
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- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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- Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR; and
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- Knight Cardiovascular Institute
- Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Non-invasive molecular imaging is currently used as a research technique to better understand disease pathophysiology. There are also many potential clinical applications where molecular imaging may provide unique information that allows either earlier or more definitive diagnosis, or can guide precision medicine-based decisions on therapy. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEU) with targeted microbubble contrast agents is one such technique that has been developed that has the unique properties of providing rapid information and revealing information only on events that occur within the vascular space. RECENT FINDINGS CEU molecular probes have been developed for a wide variety of disease states including atherosclerosis, vascular inflammation, thrombosis, tumor neovascularization, and ischemic injury. While the technique has not yet been adapted to clinical use, it has been used to reveal pathological processes, to identify new therapeutic targets, and to test the efficacy of novel treatments. This review will explore the physical basis for CEU molecular imaging, its strengths and limitations compared to other molecular imaging modalities, and the pre-clinical translational research experience.
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- Eran Brown
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.,Knight Cardiovascular Institute, UHN-62, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Knight Cardiovascular Institute, UHN-62, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR, 97239, USA. .,Oregon National Primate Research Center (J.R.L.), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
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- Jonathan R Lindner
- Knight Cardiovascular Institute and Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
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Roberts VHJ, Morgan TK, Bednarek P, Morita M, Burton GJ, Lo JO, Frias AE. Early first trimester uteroplacental flow and the progressive disintegration of spiral artery plugs: new insights from contrast-enhanced ultrasound and tissue histopathology. Hum Reprod 2018; 32:2382-2393. [PMID: 29136193 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dex301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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STUDY QUESTION Does the use of a vascular contrast agent facilitate earlier detection of maternal flow to the placental intervillous space (IVS) in the first trimester of pregnancy? SUMMARY ANSWER Microvascular filling of the IVS was demonstrated by contrast-enhanced ultrasound from 6 weeks of gestation onwards, earlier than previously believed. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY During placental establishment and remodeling of maternal spiral arteries, endovascular trophoblast cells invade and accumulate in the lumen of these vessels to form 'trophoblast plugs'. Prior evidence from morphological and Doppler ultrasound studies has been conflicting as to whether the spiral arteries are completely plugged, preventing maternal blood flow to the IVS until late in the first trimester. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION Uteroplacental flow was examined across the first trimester in human subjects given an intravenous infusion of lipid-shelled octofluoropropane microbubbles with ultrasound measurement of destruction and replenishment kinetics. We also performed a comprehensive histopathological correlation using two separately archived uteroplacental tissue collections to evaluate the degree of spiral artery plugging and evaluate remodeling of the upstream myometrial radial and arcurate arteries. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS Pregnant women (n = 34) were recruited in the first trimester (range: 6+3 to 13+6 weeks gestation) for contrast-enhanced ultrasound studies with destruction-replenishment analysis of signal intensity for assessment of microvascular flux rate. Histological samples from archived in situ (Boyd Collection, n = 11) and fresh first, second, and third trimester decidual and post-hysterectomy uterine specimens (n = 16) were evaluated by immunohistochemistry (using markers of epithelial, endothelial and T-cells, as well as cell adhesion and proliferation) and ultrastructural analysis. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE Contrast agent entry into the IVS was visualized as early as 6+3 weeks of gestation with some variability in microvascular flux rate noted in the 6-7+6 week samples. Spiral artery plug canalization was observed from 7 weeks with progressive disintegration thereafter. Of note, microvascular flux rate did not progressively increase until 13 weeks, which suggests that resistance to maternal flow in the early placenta may be mediated more proximally by myometrial radial arteries that begin remodeling at the end of the first trimester. LIMITATIONS REASONS FOR CAUTION Gestational age was determined by crown-rump length measurements obtained by transvaginal ultrasound on the day of contrast-enhanced imaging studies, which may explain the variability in the earliest gestational age samples due to the margin of error in this type of measurement. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS Our comprehensive in situ histological analysis, in combination with the use of an in vivo imaging modality that has the sensitivity to permit visualization of microvascular filling, has allowed us to reveal new evidence in support of increasing blood flow to the IVS from 6 weeks of gestation. Histologic review suggested the mechanism may be blood flow through capillary-sized channels that form through the loosely cohesive 'plugs' by 7 weeks gestation. However, spiral artery remodeling on its own did not appear to explain why there is significantly more blood flow at 13 weeks gestation. Histologic studies suggest it may be related to radial artery remodeling, which begins at the end of the first trimester. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) This project was supported by the Oregon Health and Science University Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Center for Developmental Health and the Struble Foundation. There are no competing interests.
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- V H J Roberts
- Division of Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton, OR 97006, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Centre for Trophoblast Research and Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EG, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Division of Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton, OR 97006, USA.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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Salati JA, Roberts VHJ, Schabel MC, Lo JO, Kroenke CD, Lewandowski KS, Lindner JR, Grove KL, Frias AE. Maternal high-fat diet reversal improves placental hemodynamics in a nonhuman primate model of diet-induced obesity. Int J Obes (Lond) 2018; 43:906-916. [PMID: 30006583 PMCID: PMC6330251 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-018-0145-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Revised: 05/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND In a Japanese macaque model of diet-induced obesity, we have previously demonstrated that consumption of a high-fat, "Western-style" diet (WSD) is associated with placental dysfunction and adverse pregnancy outcomes, independent of an obese maternal phenotype. Specifically, we have reported decreased uterine placental blood flow and increased inflammation with maternal WSD consumption. We also previously investigated the use of a promising therapeutic intervention that mitigated the adverse placental effects of a WSD but had unexpected detrimental effects on fetal pancreatic development. Thus, the objective of the current study was to determine whether simple preconception diet reversal (REV) would improve placental function. METHODS Female Japanese macaques were divided into three groups: REV animals (n = 5) were switched from a chronic WSD (36% fat) to a low fat, CON diet (14% fat) prior to conception and throughout pregnancy. The CON (n = 6) and WSD (n = 6) cohorts were maintained on their respective diets throughout pregnancy. Maternal body weight and composition were regularly assessed and advanced noninvasive imaging was performed at midgestation (gestational day 90, G90, or 0.5 of gestation, where full term is G175), and G129, 1 day prior to C-section delivery at G130 (0.75 of gestation). Imaging studies comprised Doppler ultrasound (US), contrast-enhanced US, and dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging to assess uteroplacental hemodynamics and maternal-side placental perfusion. RESULTS Dietary intervention resulted in significant maternal weight loss prior to pregnancy, and improved lean to fat mass ratio. By advanced imaging we demonstrated that a chronic WSD led to decreased blood flow velocity in the intervillous space, delayed blood flow transfer through the maternal spiral arteries, and reduced total placental blood flow compared to CON fed animals. Dietary reversal ameliorated these concerning derangements, restoring these hemodynamic parameters to CON levels. CONCLUSIONS Preconception dietary modification has beneficial effects on the maternal metabolic phenotype, and results in improved placental hemodynamics.
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- Jennifer A Salati
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 S W Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Division of Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, 505 NW 185th Ave, Beaverton, OR, 97006, USA.
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 S W Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.,Utah Center for Advanced Imaging Research, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 S W Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 S W Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.,Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, 505 NW 185th Ave, Beaverton, OR, 97006, USA
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- Division of Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, 505 NW 185th Ave, Beaverton, OR, 97006, USA
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- Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, 3303 S W Bond Ave., Portland, OR, 97239, USA.,Division of Cardiometabolic Health, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, 505 NW 185th Ave, Beaverton, OR, 97006, USA
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- Novo Nordisk Research Center, 530 Fairview Ave N #5000, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 S W Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.,Division of Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, 505 NW 185th Ave, Beaverton, OR, 97006, USA
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Moccetti F, Weinkauf CC, Davidson BP, Belcik JT, Marinelli ER, Unger E, Lindner JR. Ultrasound Molecular Imaging of Atherosclerosis Using Small-Peptide Targeting Ligands Against Endothelial Markers of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2018; 44:1155-1163. [PMID: 29548756 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2018.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2017] [Revised: 01/03/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate a panel of endothelium-targeted microbubble (MB) ultrasound contrast agents bearing small peptide ligands as a human-ready approach for molecular imaging of markers of high-risk atherosclerotic plaque. Small peptide ligands with established affinity for human P-selectin, VCAM-1, LOX-1 and von Willebrand factor (VWF) were conjugated to the surface of lipid-stabilized MBs. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) molecular imaging of the thoracic aorta was performed in wild-type and gene-targeted mice with advanced atherosclerosis (DKO). Histology was performed on carotid endarterectomy samples from patients undergoing surgery for unstable atherosclerosis to assess target expression in humans. In DKO mice, CEUS signal for all four targeted MBs was significantly higher than that for control MBs, and was three to sevenfold higher than in wild-type mice, with the highest signal achieved for VCAM-1 and VWF. All molecular targets were present on the patient plaque surface but expression was greatest for VCAM-1 and VWF. We conclude that ultrasound contrast agents bearing small peptide ligands feasible for human use can be targeted against endothelial cell adhesion molecules for inflammatory cells and platelets for imaging advanced atherosclerotic disease.
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- Federico Moccetti
- Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA; Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA; Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
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Contrast-Enhanced Echocardiography Has the Greatest Impact in Patients with Reduced Ejection Fractions. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2018; 31:289-296. [DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2017.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Efthymiou K, Pelekasis N, Butler MB, Thomas DH, Sboros V. The effect of resonance on transient microbubble acoustic response: Experimental observations and numerical simulations. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2018; 143:1392. [PMID: 29604664 DOI: 10.1121/1.5026021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A large number of acoustic signals from single lipid-shelled Definity® (Lantheus Medical Imaging, N. Billerica, MA) microbubbles have been measured using a calibrated microacoustic system, and a unique transient characteristic of resonance has been identified in the onset of scatter. Comparison of the numerically obtained response of microbubbles with acoustic measurements provides good agreement for a soft shell that is characterized by small area dilatation modulus and strain softening behavior, and identifies time to maximum radial excursion and scatter as a robust marker of resonance during transient response. As the sound amplitude increases a two-population pattern emerges in the time delay vs the fundamental acoustic scatter plots, consisting of an initial part pertaining to microbubbles with less than resonant rest radii, which corresponds to the weaker second harmonic resonance, and the dominant resonant envelope pertaining to microbubbles with resonant and greater than resonant rest radii, which corresponds to the primary and subharmonic resonances. Consequently, a wider resonant spectrum is observed. It is a result of the strain softening nature of soft lipid shells, based on which the microbubble sizes corresponding to the above resonances decrease as the sound amplitude increases. This bares an impact on the selection of an optimal microbubble size pertaining to subharmonic imaging.
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- K Efthymiou
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Thessally, Volos 38334, Greece
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Thessally, Volos 38334, Greece
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- Department of Physics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, United Kingdom
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- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Radiation Oncology, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Physics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, United Kingdom
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Porter TR, Mulvagh SL, Abdelmoneim SS, Becher H, Belcik JT, Bierig M, Choy J, Gaibazzi N, Gillam LD, Janardhanan R, Kutty S, Leong-Poi H, Lindner JR, Main ML, Mathias W, Park MM, Senior R, Villanueva F. Clinical Applications of Ultrasonic Enhancing Agents in Echocardiography: 2018 American Society of Echocardiography Guidelines Update. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2018; 31:241-274. [DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2017.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Roberts VHJ, Lo JO, Lewandowski KS, Blundell P, Grove KL, Kroenke CD, Sullivan EL, Roberts CT, Frias AE. Adverse Placental Perfusion and Pregnancy Outcomes in a New Nonhuman Primate Model of Gestational Protein Restriction. Reprod Sci 2018; 25:110-119. [PMID: 28443480 PMCID: PMC5993074 DOI: 10.1177/1933719117704907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Maternal malnutrition during pregnancy impacts fetal growth, with developmental consequences that extend to later life outcomes. In underdeveloped countries, this malnutrition typically takes the form of poor dietary protein content and quality, even if adequate calories are consumed. Here, we report the establishment of a nonhuman primate model of gestational protein restriction (PR) in order to understand how placental function and pregnancy outcomes are affected by protein deficiency. Rhesus macaques were assigned to either a control diet containing 26% protein or switched to a 13% PR diet prior to conception and maintained on this PR diet throughout pregnancy. Standard fetal biometry, Doppler ultrasound of uteroplacental blood flow, ultrasound-guided amniocentesis, and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CE-US) to assess placental perfusion were performed mid-gestation (gestational day 85 [G85] where term is G168) and in the early third trimester (G135). Our data demonstrate that a 50% reduction in dietary protein throughout gestation results in reduced placental perfusion, fetal growth restriction, and a 50% rate of pregnancy loss. In addition, we demonstrate reduced total protein content and evidence of fetal hypoxia in the amniotic fluid. This report highlights the use of CE-US for in vivo assessment of placental vascular function. The ability to detect placental dysfunction, and thus a compromised pregnancy, early in gestation, may facilitate the development of interventional strategies to optimize clinical care and improve long-term offspring outcomes, which are future areas of study in this new model.
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- Victoria H. J. Roberts
- Division of Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate
Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, OR, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science
University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Division of Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate
Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, OR, USA
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- Division of Cardiometabolic Health, Oregon National Primate Research Center,
Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, OR, USA
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- Division of Cardiometabolic Health, Oregon National Primate Research Center,
Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, OR, USA
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- Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon
Health & Science University, Beaverton, OR, USA
- Advanced Imaging Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University,
Portland, OR, USA
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- Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon
Health & Science University, Beaverton, OR, USA
- Department of Biology, University of Portland, Portland, OR, USA
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- Division of Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate
Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, OR, USA
- Division of Cardiometabolic Health, Oregon National Primate Research Center,
Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, OR, USA
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- Division of Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate
Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, OR, USA
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science
University, Portland, OR, USA
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Shirinifard A, Thiagarajan S, Johnson MD, Calabrese C, Sablauer A. Measuring Absolute Blood Perfusion in Mice Using Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2017; 43:1628-1638. [PMID: 28522149 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2017.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Revised: 01/31/2017] [Accepted: 02/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We investigated the feasibility of estimating absolute tissue blood perfusion using dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) imaging in mice. We developed a novel method of microbubble administration and a model-free approach to estimate absolute kidney perfusion, and explored the kidney as a reference organ to estimate absolute perfusion of a neuroblastoma tumor. We performed CEUS on the kidneys of CD1 nude mice using the VisualSonics VEVO 2100 imaging system. We estimated individual kidney blood perfusion using the burst-replenishment (BR) technique. We repeated the kidney imaging on the mice after a week. We performed CEUS imaging of a neuroblastoma mouse xenograft tumor along with its right kidney using two sets of microbubble administration parameters to estimate absolute tumor blood perfusion. We performed statistical tests at a significance level of 0.05. Our estimated absolute kidney perfusion (425 ± 123 mL/min/100 g) was within the range of previously reported values. There was no statistical difference between the estimated absolute kidney blood perfusions from the 2 wk of imaging (paired t-test, p = 0.09). We estimated the absolute blood perfusion in the neuroblastoma tumor to be 16.49 and 16.9 mL/min/100 g for the two sets of microbubble administration parameters (Wilcoxon rank-sum test, p = 0.6). We have established the kidney as a reliable reference organ in which to estimate absolute perfusion of other tissues. Using a neuroblastoma tumor, we have determined the feasibility of estimating absolute blood perfusion in tissues using contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging.
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- Abbas Shirinifard
- Department of Information Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Small Animal Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Small Animal Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Information Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
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Kim DY, Choi JH, Hong GR, Rim SJ, Kim JY, Lee SC, Sohn IS, Chung WJ, Seo HS, Yoon SJ, Cho KI, Choi SW, Lee KJ. Impact of Contrast Echocardiography on Assessment of Ventricular Function and Clinical Diagnosis in Routine Clinical Echocardiography: Korean Multicenter Study. J Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2017; 25:28-33. [PMID: 28400933 PMCID: PMC5385314 DOI: 10.4250/jcu.2017.25.1.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2016] [Revised: 03/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Fundamental echocardiography has some drawbacks in patients with difficult-to-image echocardiograms. The aim of this study is to evaluate impact of contrast echocardiography (CE) on ventricular function assessment and clinical diagnosis in routine clinical echocardiography. Methods Two hundred sixty patients were prospectively enrolled over 3 years in 12 medical centers in Korea. General image quality, the number of distinguishable segments, ability to assess regional wall motion, left ventricular (LV) apex and right ventricle (RV) visualization, LV ejection fraction, changes in diagnostic or treatment plan were documented after echocardiography with and without ultrasound contrast agent. Results Poor or uninterpretable general image was 31% before contrast use, and decreased to 2% (p<0.05) after contrast use. The average number of visualized LV segments was 9.53 before contrast use, and increased to 14.46 (p<0.001) after contrast use. The percentage of poor or not seen LV regional wall motion was decreased from 28.4% to 3.5% (p<0.001). The percentage of poor or not seen LV apex and RV was decreased from 49.4% to 2.4% (p<0.001), from 30.5% to 10.5% (p<0.001), respectively. Changes in diagnostic procedure and treatment plan after CE were 30% and 29.6%, respectively. Conclusion Compared to fundamental echocardiography, CE impacted LV function assessment and clinical decision making in Korean patients who undergo routine echocardiography.
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- Doo-Youp Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Bongseng Memorial Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Heart Center, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Gachon University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Bucheon, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea
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Correlative Imaging of the Murine Hind Limb Vasculature and Muscle Tissue by MicroCT and Light Microscopy. Sci Rep 2017; 7:41842. [PMID: 28169309 PMCID: PMC5294414 DOI: 10.1038/srep41842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A detailed vascular visualization and adequate quantification is essential for the proper assessment of novel angiomodulating strategies. Here, we introduce an ex vivo micro-computed tomography (microCT)-based imaging approach for the 3D visualization of the entire vasculature down to the capillary level and rapid estimation of the vascular volume and vessel size distribution. After perfusion with μAngiofil®, a novel polymerizing contrast agent, low- and high-resolution scans (voxel side length: 2.58–0.66 μm) of the entire vasculature were acquired. Based on the microCT data, sites of interest were defined and samples further processed for correlative morphology. The solidified, autofluorescent μAngiofil® remained in the vasculature and allowed co-registering of the histological sections with the corresponding microCT-stack. The perfusion efficiency of μAngiofil® was validated based on lectin-stained histological sections: 98 ± 0.5% of the blood vessels were μAngiofil®-positive, whereas 93 ± 2.6% were lectin-positive. By applying this approach we analyzed the angiogenesis induced by the cell-based delivery of a controlled VEGF dose. Vascular density increased by 426% mainly through the augmentation of medium-sized vessels (20–40 μm). The introduced correlative and quantitative imaging approach is highly reproducible and allows a detailed 3D characterization of the vasculature and muscle tissue. Combined with histology, a broad range of complementary structural information can be obtained.
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Leischik R, Dworrak B, Sanchis-Gomar F, Lucia A, Buck T, Erbel R. Echocardiographic assessment of myocardial ischemia. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2016; 4:259. [PMID: 27500160 DOI: 10.21037/atm.2016.07.06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Over the last 60 years, echocardiography has emerged as a dominant and indispensable technique for the detection and assessment of coronary heart disease (CHD). In this review, we will describe and discuss this powerful tool of cardiology, especially in the hands of an experienced user, with a focus on myocardial ischemia. Technical development is still on-going, and various new ultrasound techniques have been established in the field of echocardiography in the last several years, including tissue Doppler imaging (TDI), contrast echocardiography, three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE), and speckle tracking echocardiography (i.e., strain/strain rate-echocardiography). High-end equipment with harmonic imaging, high frame rates and the opportunity to adjust mechanical indices has improved imaging quality. Like all new techniques, these techniques must first be subjected to comprehensive scientific assessment, and appropriate training that accounts for physical and physiological limits should be provided. These limits will constantly be redefined as echocardiographic techniques continue to change, which will present new challenges for the further development of ultrasound technology.
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- Roman Leischik
- Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, University Witten/Herdecke, Hagen, Germany
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- Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, University Witten/Herdecke, Hagen, Germany
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- Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre ("i+12"), Madrid, Spain;; European University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Clinic of Cardiology, Klinikum Westfalen, Dortmund, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, Biometry, Epidemiology, University Clinic Essen, Essen, Germany
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Lindner JR. Phase-Conversion Nanoparticle Contrast Agents: Do Good Things Come in Small Packages? Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2016; 9:CIRCIMAGING.115.004374. [PMID: 26712163 DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.115.004374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Jonathan R Lindner
- From the Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland.
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Roberts VH, Lo JO, Salati JA, Lewandowski KS, Lindner JR, Morgan TK, Frias AE. Quantitative assessment of placental perfusion by contrast-enhanced ultrasound in macaques and human subjects. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2016; 214:369.e1-8. [PMID: 26928151 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Revised: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 01/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The uteroplacental vascular supply is a critical determinant of placental function and fetal growth. Current methods for the in vivo assessment of placental blood flow are limited. OBJECTIVE We demonstrate the feasibility of the use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging to visualize and quantify perfusion kinetics in the intervillous space of the primate placenta. STUDY DESIGN Pregnant Japanese macaques were studied at mid second trimester and in the early third trimester. Markers of injury were assessed in placenta samples from animals with or without contrast-enhanced ultrasound exposure (n = 6/group). Human subjects were recruited immediately before scheduled first-trimester pregnancy termination. All studies were performed with maternal intravenous infusion of lipid-shelled octofluoropropane microbubbles with image acquisition with a multipulse contrast-specific algorithm with destruction-replenishment analysis of signal intensity for assessment of perfusion. RESULTS In macaques, the rate of perfusion in the intervillous space was increased with advancing gestation. No evidence of microvascular hemorrhage or acute inflammation was found in placental villous tissue and expression levels of caspase-3, nitrotyrosine and heat shock protein 70 as markers of apoptosis, nitrative, and oxidative stress, respectively, were unchanged by contrast-enhanced ultrasound exposure. In humans, placental perfusion was visualized at 11 weeks gestation, and preliminary data reveal regional differences in intervillous space perfusion within an individual placenta. By electron microscopy, we demonstrate no evidence of ultrastructure damage to the microvilli on the syncytiotrophoblast after first-trimester ultrasound studies. CONCLUSIONS Use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound did not result in placental structural damage and was able to identify intervillous space perfusion rate differences within a placenta. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging may offer a safe clinical tool for the identification of pregnancies that are at risk for vascular insufficiency; early recognition may facilitate intervention and improved pregnancy outcomes.
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The Complex Relationship of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Acute Kidney Injury: Causation or Association? BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 2016:1094296. [PMID: 27006941 PMCID: PMC4783537 DOI: 10.1155/2016/1094296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2015] [Revised: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a modified cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) circuit capable of providing prolonged cardiorespiratory support. Recent advancement in ECMO technology has resulted in increased utilisation and clinical application. It can be used as a bridge-to-recovery, bridge-to-bridge, bridge-to-transplant, or bridge-to-decision. ECMO can restitute physiology in critically ill patients, which may minimise the risk of progressive multiorgan dysfunction. Alternatively, iatrogenic complications of ECMO clearly contribute to worse outcomes. These factors affect the risk : benefit ratio of ECMO which ultimately influence commencement/timing of ECMO. The complex interplay of pre-ECMO, ECMO, and post-ECMO pathophysiological processes are responsible for the substantial increased incidence of ECMO-associated acute kidney injury (EAKI). The development of EAKI significantly contributes to morbidity and mortality; however, there is a lack of evidence defining a potential benefit or causative link between ECMO and AKI. This area warrants investigation as further research will delineate the mechanisms involved and subsequent strategies to minimise the risk of EAKI. This review summarizes the current literature of ECMO and AKI, considers the possible benefits and risks of ECMO on renal function, outlines the related pathophysiology, highlights relevant investigative tools, and ultimately suggests an approach for future research into this under investigated area of critical care.
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Ryan T, Berlacher K, Lindner JR, Mankad SV, Rose GA, Wang A. COCATS 4 Task Force 5: Training in Echocardiography: Endorsed by the American Society of Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2016; 28:615-27. [PMID: 26041570 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2015.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Ohanyan V, Yin L, Bardakjian R, Kolz C, Enrick M, Hakobyan T, Kmetz J, Bratz I, Luli J, Nagane M, Khan N, Hou H, Kuppusamy P, Graham J, Fu FK, Janota D, Oyewumi MO, Logan S, Lindner JR, Chilian WM. Requisite Role of Kv1.5 Channels in Coronary Metabolic Dilation. Circ Res 2015. [PMID: 26224794 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.115.306642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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RATIONALE In the working heart, coronary blood flow is linked to the production of metabolites, which modulate tone of smooth muscle in a redox-dependent manner. Voltage-gated potassium channels (Kv), which play a role in controlling membrane potential in vascular smooth muscle, have certain members that are redox-sensitive. OBJECTIVE To determine the role of redox-sensitive Kv1.5 channels in coronary metabolic flow regulation. METHODS AND RESULTS In mice (wild-type [WT], Kv1.5 null [Kv1.5(-/-)], and Kv1.5(-/-) and WT with inducible, smooth muscle-specific expression of Kv1.5 channels), we measured mean arterial pressure, myocardial blood flow, myocardial tissue oxygen tension, and ejection fraction before and after inducing cardiac stress with norepinephrine. Cardiac work was estimated as the product of mean arterial pressure and heart rate. Isolated arteries were studied to establish whether genetic alterations modified vascular reactivity. Despite higher levels of cardiac work in the Kv1.5(-/-) mice (versus WT mice at baseline and all doses of norepinephrine), myocardial blood flow was lower in Kv1.5(-/-) mice than in WT mice. At high levels of cardiac work, tissue oxygen tension dropped significantly along with ejection fraction. Expression of Kv1.5 channels in smooth muscle in the null background rescued this phenotype of impaired metabolic dilation. In isolated vessels from Kv1.5(-/-) mice, relaxation to H2O2 was impaired, but responses to adenosine and acetylcholine were normal compared with those from WT mice. CONCLUSIONS Kv1.5 channels in vascular smooth muscle play a critical role in coupling myocardial blood flow to cardiac metabolism. Absence of these channels disassociates metabolism from flow, resulting in cardiac pump dysfunction and tissue hypoxia.
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- Department of Integrative Medical Sciences
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- Departement Internal Medicine, Canton Medical Education Foundation
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- Department of Integrative Medical Sciences
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- Department of Integrative Medical Sciences
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- Department of Radiology and Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College
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- Department of Radiology and Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College
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- Department of Radiology and Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College
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- Department of Radiology and Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeast Ohio Medical University
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, UHN62, Oregon Health and Science University
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Li S, Lin S, Cheng Y, Matsunaga TO, Eckersley RJ, Tang MX. Quantifying activation of perfluorocarbon-based phase-change contrast agents using simultaneous acoustic and optical observation. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2015; 41:1422-31. [PMID: 25656747 PMCID: PMC5706456 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2014.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Revised: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 12/15/2014] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Phase-change contrast agents in the form of nanoscale droplets can be activated into microbubbles by ultrasound, extending the contrast beyond the vasculature. This article describes simultaneous optical and acoustical measurements for quantifying the ultrasound activation of phase-change contrast agents over a range of concentrations. In experiments, decafluorobutane-based nanodroplets of different dilutions were sonicated with a high-pressure activation pulse and two low-pressure interrogation pulses immediately before and after the activation pulse. The differences between the pre- and post-interrogation signals were calculated to quantify the acoustic power scattered by the microbubbles activated over a range of droplet concentrations. Optical observation occurred simultaneously with the acoustic measurement, and the pre- and post-microscopy images were processed to generate an independent quantitative indicator of the activated microbubble concentration. Both optical and acoustic measurements revealed linear relationships to the droplet concentration at a low concentration range <10(8)/mL when measured at body temperature. Further increases in droplet concentration resulted in saturation of the acoustic interrogation signal. Compared with body temperature, room temperature was found to produce much fewer and larger bubbles after ultrasound droplet activation.
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- Sinan Li
- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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Ryan T, Berlacher K, Lindner JR, Mankad SV, Rose GA, Wang A. COCATS 4 Task Force 5: Training in Echocardiography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2015; 65:1786-99. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Simons M, Alitalo K, Annex BH, Augustin HG, Beam C, Berk BC, Byzova T, Carmeliet P, Chilian W, Cooke JP, Davis GE, Eichmann A, Iruela-Arispe ML, Keshet E, Sinusas AJ, Ruhrberg C, Woo YJ, Dimmeler S. State-of-the-Art Methods for Evaluation of Angiogenesis and Tissue Vascularization: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circ Res 2015; 116:e99-132. [PMID: 25931450 DOI: 10.1161/res.0000000000000054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Steinl DC, Kaufmann BA. Ultrasound imaging for risk assessment in atherosclerosis. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:9749-69. [PMID: 25938969 PMCID: PMC4463615 DOI: 10.3390/ijms16059749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Revised: 04/09/2015] [Accepted: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Atherosclerosis and its consequences like acute myocardial infarction or stroke are highly prevalent in western countries, and the incidence of atherosclerosis is rapidly rising in developing countries. Atherosclerosis is a disease that progresses silently over several decades before it results in the aforementioned clinical consequences. Therefore, there is a clinical need for imaging methods to detect the early stages of atherosclerosis and to better risk stratify patients. In this review, we will discuss how ultrasound imaging can contribute to the detection and risk stratification of atherosclerosis by (a) detecting advanced and early plaques; (b) evaluating the biomechanical consequences of atherosclerosis in the vessel wall;
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- David C Steinl
- Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, Hebelstrasse 20, Basel 4031, Switzerland.
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- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel 4031, Switzerland.
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Platts DG, Kelly NF, Wijesekera VA, Sengupta A, Burns K, Burstow DJ, Butler T, Radford DJ, Nicolae M. The Feasibility and Clinical Utility of Microsphere Contrast-enhanced Transthoracic Echocardiography in Adult Congenital Heart Disease. CONGENIT HEART DIS 2015; 10:428-36. [DOI: 10.1111/chd.12254] [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] [Accepted: 01/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- David G. Platts
- Department of Echocardiography; The Prince Charles Hospital; Brisbane Queensland Australia
- School of Medicine; The University of Queensland; Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Department of Echocardiography; The Prince Charles Hospital; Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Adult Congenital Heart Service; The Prince Charles Hospital; Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Cardiology Department; The Prince Charles Hospital; Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Adult Congenital Heart Service; The Prince Charles Hospital; Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Department of Echocardiography; The Prince Charles Hospital; Brisbane Queensland Australia
- School of Medicine; The University of Queensland; Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Department of Echocardiography; The Prince Charles Hospital; Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Department of Echocardiography; The Prince Charles Hospital; Brisbane Queensland Australia
- School of Medicine; The University of Queensland; Brisbane Queensland Australia
- Adult Congenital Heart Service; The Prince Charles Hospital; Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Department of Echocardiography; The Prince Charles Hospital; Brisbane Queensland Australia
- Adult Congenital Heart Service; The Prince Charles Hospital; Brisbane Queensland Australia
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Sboros V. The ovine corpus luteum angiogenesis model: a tool for developing imaging technology. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2015; 2014:4280-2. [PMID: 25570938 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2014.6944570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Robust tools for the quantitation of perfusion are not fully developed using contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). The ovine corpus luteum (CL) is a transient gland in the ovary that is formed to produce the hormone progesterone essential for maintenance of pregnancy. Importantly, it has a dense microvascular network with predictable and well-regulated angiogenic mechanisms. In a number of different experiments it was shown that this property may be used to investigate and refine imaging methodology. Using a Philips iU22 ultrasound scanner (Philips Medical Systems Corp, Seattle, WA) in contrast imaging mode it was shown that a highly controlled experiment may produce high levels of reproducibility in the transit of contrast with standard uncertainty below 10%. Also, compartmental kinetics models were tested. The use of prostaglandin F2alpha promotes an intense anti-angiogenesis, allowing monitoring with CEUS prior to and following the demise of the CL microvasculature within 24 hours. Finally, the robust angiogenic property of the CL during the oestrous cycle allows further refinement of CEUS in vivo. In conclusion, the CL offers an attractive changing vascular bed for assessing existing and developing new clinically relevant perfusion imaging methodology.
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Perperidis A, Thomas D, Averkiou M, Duncan C, McNeilly A, Butler M, Sboros V. Automatic dissociation between microvasculature and larger vessels for ultrasound contrast imaging. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2015; 2014:5076-9. [PMID: 25571134 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2014.6944766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Microvasculature density (MVD) provides an established biomarker for the prognosis of numerous diseases associated with abnormal microvascular networks. The accurate, robust and timely assessment of MVD changes facilitates disease detection, treatment monitoring and patient stratification. Nevertheless, the current gold standard (PET) for MVD quantification is not used in clinical practice due to its high costs and potential health hazards. Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) imaging can provide an attractive alternative. However, the limited dissociation between larger vessels and microvasculature in the imaged tissues limits the accuracy and robustness of CEUS. This study proposed a novel, and fully automatic technique that dissociates larger vessels from microvasculature in CEUS imaged tissues. The ovine Corpus Luteum (CL) was used as an in vivo model for the development and assessment of the proposed technique.
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Seol SH, Lindner JR. A primer on the methods and applications for contrast echocardiography in clinical imaging. J Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2014; 22:101-10. [PMID: 25309685 PMCID: PMC4192406 DOI: 10.4250/jcu.2014.22.3.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2014] [Revised: 09/14/2014] [Accepted: 09/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Contrast echocardiography is broadly described as a variety of techniques whereby the blood pool on cardiac ultrasound is enhanced with encapsulated gas-filled microbubbles or other acoustically active nano- or microparticles. The development of this technology has occurred primarily in response to the need improve current diagnostic applications of echocardiography such as the need to better define left ventricular cavity volumes, regional wall motion, or the presence or absence of masses and thrombi. A secondary reason for the development of contrast echocardiography has been to expand the capabilities of echocardiography. These new applications include myocardial perfusion imaging for detection of ischemia and viability, perfusion imaging of masses/tumors, and molecular imaging. The ability to fill all of these current and future clinical roles has been predicated on the ability to produce robust contrast signal which, in turn, has relied on technical innovation with regards to the microbubble contrast agents and the ultrasound imaging paradigms. In this review, we will discuss the basics of contrast echocardiography including the composition of microbubble contrast agents, the unique imaging methods used to optimize contrast signal-to-noise ratio, and the clinical applications of contrast echocardiography that have made a clinical impact.
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- Sang-Hoon Seol
- Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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Larsson MK, Larsson M, Nowak G, Paradossi G, Brodin LÅ, Sjöberg BJ, Caidahl K, Bjällmark A. Endocardial border delineation capability of a novel multimodal polymer-shelled contrast agent. Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2014; 12:24. [PMID: 24993845 PMCID: PMC4094688 DOI: 10.1186/1476-7120-12-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background A novel polymer-shelled contrast agent (CA) with multimodal and target-specific potential was developed recently. To determine its ultrasonic diagnostic features, we evaluated the endocardial border delineation as visualized in a porcine model and the concomitant effect on physiological variables. Methods Three doses of the novel polymer-shelled CA (1.5 ml, 3 ml, and 5 ml [5 × 108 microbubbles (MBs)/ml]) and the commercially available CA SonoVue (1.5 ml [2–5 × 108 MBs/ml]) were used. Visual evaluations of ultrasound images of the left ventricle were independently performed by three observers who graded each segment in a 6-segment model as either 0 = not visible, 1 = weakly visible, or 2 = visible. Moreover, the duration of clinically useful contrast enhancement and the left ventricular opacification were determined. During anesthesia, oxygen saturation, heart rate, and arterial pressure were sampled every minute and the effect of injection of CA on these physiological variables was evaluated. Results The highest dose of the polymer-shelled CA gave results comparable to SonoVue. Thus, no significant difference in the overall segment score distribution (2-47-95 vs. 1-39-104), time for clinically sufficient contrast enhancement (20–40 s for both) and left ventricular overall opacification was found. In contrast, when comparing the endocardial border delineation capacity for different regions SonoVue showed significantly higher segment scores for base and mid, except for the mid region when injecting 1.5 ml of the polymer-shelled CA. Neither high nor low doses of the polymer-shelled CA significantly affected the investigated physiological variables. Conclusions This study demonstrated that the novel polymer-shelled CA can be used in contrast-enhanced diagnostic imaging without influence on major physiological variables.
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- Malin K Larsson
- Department of Medical Engineering, School of Technology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Alfred Nobels Allé 10, 141 52 Huddinge, Sweden.
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Paltiel HJ, Estrada CR, Alomari AI, Stamoulis C, Passerotti CC, Meral FC, Lee RS, Clement GT. Multi-planar dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound assessment of blood flow in a rabbit model of testicular torsion. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2014; 40:361-370. [PMID: 24188690 PMCID: PMC3961143 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2013.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2012] [Revised: 08/12/2013] [Accepted: 08/25/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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To assess correlation between multi-planar, dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound (US) blood flow measurements and radiolabeled microsphere blood flow measurements, five groups of six rabbits underwent unilateral testicular torsion of 0°, 180°, 360°, 540° or 720°. Five US measurements per testis (three transverse/two longitudinal) were obtained pre-operatively and immediately and 4 and 8 h post-operatively using linear transducers (7-4 MHz/center frequency 4.5 MHz/10 rabbits; 9-3 MHz/center frequency 5.5 MHz/20 rabbits). Björck's linear least-squares method fit the rise phase of mean pixel intensity over a 7-s period for each time curve. Slope of fit and intervention/control US pixel intensity ratios were calculated. Means of transverse, longitudinal and combined transverse/longitudinal US ratios as a function of torsion degree were compared with radiolabeled microsphere ratios using Pearson's correlation coefficient, ρ. There was high correlation between the two sets of ratios (ρ ≥ 0.88, p ≤ 0.05), except for the transverse US ratio in the immediate post-operative period (ρ = 0.79, p = 0.11). These results hold promise for future clinical applications.
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- Harriet J Paltiel
- Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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- Department of Urology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Urology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Urology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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