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Ghorbani M, Mohammadi A, Motezakker AR, Villanueva LG, Leblebici Y, Koşar A. Energy Harvesting in Microscale with Cavitating Flows. ACS OMEGA 2017; 2:6870-6877. [PMID: 31457273 PMCID: PMC6644760 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b01204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Energy harvesting from thermal energy has been widely exploited to achieve energy savings and clean technologies. In this research, a new cost-effective and environment-friendly solution is proposed for the growing individual energy needs thanks to the energy application of cavitating flows. With the aid of cavitating jet flows from microchannel configurations of different sizes, it is shown that significant temperature rise (as high as 5.7 °C) can be obtained on the surface of the thin plate. The obtained heat energy could be integrated to a thermoelectric power generator, which can be used as a power resource for consumer devices, such as cell phones and laptops. To explore the difference in the temperature rise with different microtube diameters, namely, 152, 256, 504, and 762 μm, and also with different upstream pressures of 10, 20, 40, and 60 bar, the cavitation flow patterns are captured and analyzed using an advanced high-speed visualization system. The analysis of the captured data showed that different flow patterns exist for different diameters of the microtubes, including a pattern shift from micro- to macroscale, which accompanied the pattern of temporal results very well.
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- Morteza Ghorbani
- Sabanci
University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center, 34956 Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey
- Mechatronics
Engineering Program, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Science, Sabanci University, 34956 Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Institute of
Electrical Engineering, École Polytechnique
Fédérale
de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
- Center
of Excellence for Functional Surfaces and Interfaces for Nano-Diagnostics
(EFSUN), Sabanci University, Orhanli, 34956 Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Mechatronics
Engineering Program, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Science, Sabanci University, 34956 Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey
- Center
of Excellence for Functional Surfaces and Interfaces for Nano-Diagnostics
(EFSUN), Sabanci University, Orhanli, 34956 Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Mechatronics
Engineering Program, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Science, Sabanci University, 34956 Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey
- Center
of Excellence for Functional Surfaces and Interfaces for Nano-Diagnostics
(EFSUN), Sabanci University, Orhanli, 34956 Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Institute of
Electrical Engineering, École Polytechnique
Fédérale
de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Institute of
Electrical Engineering, École Polytechnique
Fédérale
de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Mechatronics
Engineering Program, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Science, Sabanci University, 34956 Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Institute of
Electrical Engineering, École Polytechnique
Fédérale
de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
- Center
of Excellence for Functional Surfaces and Interfaces for Nano-Diagnostics
(EFSUN), Sabanci University, Orhanli, 34956 Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey
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Sutton JT, Haworth KJ, Pyne-Geithman G, Holland CK. Ultrasound-mediated drug delivery for cardiovascular disease. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2013; 10:573-92. [PMID: 23448121 DOI: 10.1517/17425247.2013.772578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Ultrasound (US) has been developed as both a valuable diagnostic tool and a potent promoter of beneficial tissue bioeffects for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. These effects can be mediated by mechanical oscillations of circulating microbubbles, or US contrast agents, which may also encapsulate and shield a therapeutic agent in the bloodstream. Oscillating microbubbles can create stresses directly on nearby tissue or induce fluid effects that effect drug penetration into vascular tissue, lyse thrombi or direct drugs to optimal locations for delivery. AREAS COVERED The present review summarizes investigations that have provided evidence for US-mediated drug delivery as a potent method to deliver therapeutics to diseased tissue for cardiovascular treatment. In particular, the focus will be on investigations of specific aspects relating to US-mediated drug delivery, such as delivery vehicles, drug transport routes, biochemical mechanisms and molecular targeting strategies. EXPERT OPINION These investigations have spurred continued research into alternative therapeutic applications, such as bioactive gas delivery and new US technologies. Successful implementation of US-mediated drug delivery has the potential to change the way many drugs are administered systemically, resulting in more effective and economical therapeutics, and less-invasive treatments.
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- Jonathan T Sutton
- University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, and Biomedical Engineering Program, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Tan J, Du L, Xu JH, Wang K, Luo GS. Surfactant-free microdispersion process of gas in organic solvents in microfluidic devices. AIChE J 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.12487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Kukizaki M. Microbubble formation using asymmetric Shirasu porous glass (SPG) membranes and porous ceramic membranes—A comparative study. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2009.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Tasaki T, Wada T, Baba Y, Kukizaki M. Degradation of Surfactants by an Integrated Nanobubbles/VUV Irradiation Technique. Ind Eng Chem Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1021/ie801279b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Tsutomu Tasaki
- JST Innovation Satellite Miyazaki, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Daiichi Miyagin Blg 6F, 1-7-4 Tachibana-dori Higashi, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan
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- JST Innovation Satellite Miyazaki, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Daiichi Miyagin Blg 6F, 1-7-4 Tachibana-dori Higashi, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, University of Miyazaki, 1-1, Gakuen Kibanadai Nishi, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan
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- Department of Material Development, Miyazaki Prefecture Industrial Technology Center, 16500-2 Higashi Kaminaka, Sadowara, Miyazaki, 880-0303, Japan
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Tasaki T, Wada T, Fujimoto K, Kai S, Ohe K, Oshima T, Baba Y, Kukizaki M. Degradation of methyl orange using short-wavelength UV irradiation with oxygen microbubbles. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2009; 162:1103-1110. [PMID: 18650009 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.05.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2007] [Revised: 04/16/2008] [Accepted: 05/30/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A novel wastewater treatment technique using 8 W low-pressure mercury lamps in the presence of uniform-sized microbubbles (diameter = 5.79 microm) was investigated for the decomposition of methyl orange as a model compound in aqueous solution. Photodegradation experiments were conducted with a BLB black light blue lamp (365 nm), a UV-C germicidal lamp (254 nm) and an ozone lamp (185 nm+254 nm) both with and without oxygen microbubbles. The results show that the oxygen microbubbles accelerated the decolorization rate of methyl orange under 185+254 nm irradiation. In contrast, the microbubbles under 365 and 254 nm irradiation were unaffected on the decolorization of methyl orange. It was found that the pseudo-zero order decolorization reaction constant in microbubble system is 2.1 times higher than that in conventional large bubble system. Total organic carbon (TOC) reduction rate of methyl orange was greatly enhanced by oxygen microbubble under 185+254 nm irradiation, however, TOC reduction rate by nitrogen microbubble was much slower than that with 185+254 nm irradiation only. Possible reaction mechanisms for the decolorization and mineralization of methyl orange both with oxygen and nitrogen mirobubbles were proposed in this study.
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- Tsutomu Tasaki
- JST Innovation Satellite Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuen Kibanadai Nishi, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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The acute effect of an echo-contrast agent on right ventricular dimensions and contractility in pigs. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2008; 51:86-91. [PMID: 18209573 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0b013e31815c660c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND : The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of the second-generation ultrasound contrast agent (2nd GUCA) SonoVue on right ventricular (RV) dimensions and contractility and to investigate whether a dose-related interaction exists between the contrast agent and RV function. METHODS : Twenty-eight pigs were randomly assigned to 3 groups for intravenous administration: a low-dose group (0.5 cc of SonoVue), a high-dose group (1 cc of SonoVue), and a control group (2 cc of normal saline). RV end-diastolic (EDD) and end-systolic dimension (ESD) and pulmonary pressure (PP) were measured, and the fractional shortening (FS%) was calculated before the administration of SonoVue or normal saline and after the return of the RV-EDD or PP to the baseline value. The time to reach maximal RV-EDD or PP value and the time until the return of RV-EDD or PP to the baseline value were also measured. RESULTS : Contrast agent infusion was followed by an acute transient increase of RV-EDD, RV-ESD, FS, and PP in both the low-dose and high-dose groups, but the increase was greater in the high-dose group. FS and PP did not change significantly in the control group. A dose-dependent delay in the time from baseline to maximum RV-EDD and PP was detected in the high-dose group (P < 0.001 for both) as well as a delay in the return from maximum to the baseline values (P < 0.001 for both). CONCLUSIONS : Administration of the 2nd GUCA SonoVue is associated with an acute, transient, dose-dependent RV dilatation and an increase in pulmonary pressure with a consequent impact on RV contractility.
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Kukizaki M, Wada T. Effect of the membrane wettability on the size and size distribution of microbubbles formed from Shirasu-porous-glass (SPG) membranes. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2007.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Talu E, Lozano MM, Powell RL, Dayton PA, Longo ML. Long-term stability by lipid coating monodisperse microbubbles formed by a flow-focusing device. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2006; 22:9487-90. [PMID: 17073468 PMCID: PMC1933492 DOI: 10.1021/la062095+] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In this letter, the long-term stabilization of monodisperse microbubbles produced by flow focusing is demonstrated using lipid encapsulation. Fluorescence microscopy, high-speed camera imaging, and particle size analysis were used to investigate the roles of lipid phase behavior, dissolution, Ostwald ripening, and coalescence in the stability of microbubbles formed by flow focusing. It was found that these behaviors were controlled through compositional changes with respect to lipid, emulsifier, and viscosity agents. Microbubbles coated with lipid and PEG emulsifier in a viscous solution were found to contain an extremely narrow size distribution (diameter(av) = 51 microm, standard deviation = 4 microm), which was maintained for up to several months.
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- Esra Talu
- Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science and Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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Xu JH, Li SW, Chen GG, Luo GS. Formation of monodisperse microbubbles in a microfluidic device. AIChE J 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.10824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Kang DH, Kang SJ, Song JM, Choi KJ, Hong MK, Song JK, Park SW, Park SJ. Efficacy of myocardial contrast echocardiography in the diagnosis and risk stratification of acute coronary syndrome. Am J Cardiol 2005; 96:1498-502. [PMID: 16310429 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.07.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2005] [Revised: 07/07/2005] [Accepted: 07/07/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We examined the hypothesis that myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) is superior to conventional electrocardiographic, echocardiographic, and troponin I criteria for the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome. We prospectively enrolled 114 consecutive patients (60+/-10 years of age, 73 men) who presented to the emergency room with chest pain on exertion and at rest. Exclusion criteria included an age<40 years, presence of Q wave or ST-segment elevation, and a poor echocardiographic window. Echocardiography and MCE were performed to assess regional wall motion abnormalities (RWMAs) and myocardial perfusion defects by using continuous infusion of perfluorocarbon-exposed sonicated dextrose albumin. Acute coronary syndrome was confirmed in 87 patients. There were no deaths; 46 patients had acute myocardial infarction, and 41 patients required urgent revascularization. On multiple logistic regression analysis, myocardial perfusion defect (odd ratio 87, p<0.001) was the only independent variable for diagnosing acute coronary syndrome. Myocardial perfusion defect (odd ratio 21, p=0.001) and troponin I levels (odd ratio 3, p=0.009) were independent predictors for acute myocardial infarction. The sensitivity of myocardial perfusion defect for diagnosing acute coronary syndrome was 77%, which is significantly higher than the sensitivities of ST change, troponin I increase, and RWMA (28%, 34%, and 49%, respectively), with similar specificities of 85% to 96%. In conclusion, MCE is more sensitive than the currently used electrocardiographic and troponin I criteria, and evaluation of myocardial perfusion defect by MCE complements RWMA analysis by conventional echocardiography for accurate diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome.
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- Duk-Hyun Kang
- The Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.
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Bouakaz A, Versluis M, de Jong N. High-speed optical observations of contrast agent destruction. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2005; 31:391-9. [PMID: 15749563 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2004.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2004] [Revised: 11/25/2004] [Accepted: 12/02/2004] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Ultrasound contrast agents are now available since a few years and used for diagnostic purposes. Improved diagnostic decisions have been made possible with new imaging methods that are mainly based on the nonlinear properties of gas microbubbles. Since it is well known that contrast agents are destroyed by ultrasound when the acoustic pressure exceeds a threshold, extremely low acoustic pressures were applied to achieve enhanced contrast image quality. However, destruction of contrast microbubbles is not necessarily undesirable, since it is beneficial in, for example, destruction/reperfusion imaging and recently in drug delivery. We investigate in this experimental study the destruction dynamics of a contrast agent consisting of nitrogen bubbles encapsulated in a double polymer/albumin wall shell. This is accomplished using an ultrafast camera Brandaris that operates at a frame rate of 25 MHz and records 128 frames. The measurements were performed with an ultrasound sine burst of 10 cycles at 1.7 MHz. Different acoustic pressures were applied and various microsphere sizes were examined. The results show three different zones depending on the applied pressure and bubble size: these are nondestruction zone, transient zone and destruction zone. The nondestruction zone is reached for either very small microspheres or low mechanical indices (MI) (<0.3). In the destruction zone lie either large microspheres (5 microm or higher) even when irradiated at low MIs or small microspheres (<5 microm) when the MI is above 0.6. The optical observations revealed that the destruction of the microspheres is characterized by shell rupture and gas release. The release of the gas gives rise to new free microbubble that lasts for a few milliseconds and then disappears due to dissolution. In the transient zone, the microspheres are mainly compressed in the first few cycles but no expansion is induced. After intense compressions, the shell fissures and gas escapes in the last cycles of the burst or during a second burst depending on the initial size and MI. These optical recordings are important to investigate contrast bubble destruction and can help in amplifying or minimizing this process. Indeed, bubble disruption remains the basis of most current sensitive methods for detecting perfusion with contrast agents and is an essential component of perfusion quantification with microbubbles, in addition to drug delivery applications and pressure measurements.
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- Ayache Bouakaz
- Erasmus Medical Center, Experimental Echocardiography, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Guiot C, Cavalli R, Gaglioti P, Danelon D, Musacchio C, Trotta M, Todros T. Temperature monitoring using ultrasound contrast agents: in vitro investigation on thermal stability. ULTRASONICS 2004; 42:927-930. [PMID: 15047408 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2003.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Invasiveness of temperature monitoring devices is presently one of the most serious limitations to the application of oncological hyperthermia (HT). A promising approach aims at detecting temperature variations by monitoring the mean grey level (MGL) of the ultrasonographic image of the tissue. Gaseous ultrasound contrast agents (UCA), enhancing Ultrasonic (US) imaging, are expected to be sensitive to temperature, and are therefore a good candidate as temperature monitoring medium. The present study evaluates the 'in vitro' temporal and thermal stability and the correlation between temperature and MGL using a gaseous UCA (SonoVue) as phantom. No statistical differences were detected between the MGL value of the phantom kept at 43.5 degrees C before (215.2+/-3.5) and after 1 h (214.8+/-2.5), showing good stability at HT temperatures. Data of MGL image vs. temperature were obtained during both heating and cooling experiments in the HT range (30-43 degrees C). A good linearity of MGL vs. temperature (R2=0.976) was found with a good accuracy (2.5%) and a sensitivity of about 6.6 MGL/degrees C.
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- C Guiot
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Torino, Physiology Section, C. Raffaello 30, 10125 Torino, Italy.
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Yasuno M, Sugiura S, Iwamoto S, Nakajima M, Shono A, Satoh K. Monodispersed microbubble formation using microchannel technique. AIChE J 2004. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.10276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Schlachetzki F, Hölscher T, Koch HJ, Draganski B, May A, Schuierer G, Bogdahn U. Observation on the integrity of the blood-brain barrier after microbubble destruction by diagnostic transcranial color-coded sonography. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2002; 21:419-429. [PMID: 11934099 DOI: 10.7863/jum.2002.21.4.419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate alteration of the blood-brain barrier from ultrasonic contrast agent destruction by diagnostic transcranial color-coded sonography using gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. METHODS Healthy male volunteers received 10 mL (400 mg/dL) of Levovist (SH U 508A; Schering AG, Berlin, Germany; n = 6) or 3 mL of Optison (FS069; Mallinckrodt Inc, St Louis, MO; n = 4) followed by 0.3 mmol/kg magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent (Magnevist; Schering) intravenously. Then transcranial color-coded sonography was performed with a conventional color duplex sonographic system, which insonated the brain in a slightly angulated axial plane with temporal average intensity of less than 700 mW/cm2 or acoustic pressure amplitude of less than 2.69 MPa, attenuated by the temporal bone. Before, immediately after, and 2 hours after insonation, T1-weighted axial magnetic resonance imaging was performed. All magnetic resonance images were individually assessed, and T1 signal intensities were measured in 2 regions of interest in both hemispheres at the 3 time points. RESULTS No focal contrast enhancement or damage to the brain and no significant difference between T1 signal intensities in the right and left brain regions could be detected during early or late phases when either ultrasonic contrast agent was used. CONCLUSIONS This bioeffects study gives further evidence of the safety of ultrasonic destruction of Levovist and Optison microbubbles by diagnostic transcranial color-coded sonography. However, more subtle local effects may have been missed by gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. Studies on diagnostic contrast-enhanced transcranial color-coded sonography as well as microbubble-based drug delivery strategies should consider ultrasonic contrast agent microbubble characteristics and concentration as well as ultrasound transmission power levels.
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- Felix Schlachetzki
- Department of Neurology, University of Regensburg, Bezirksklinikum Regensburg, Germany
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