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Reichmann J, Sarrazin C, Schmale S, Blaurock C, Balkema-Buschmann A, Schmitzer B, Salditt T. 3D imaging of SARS-CoV-2 infected hamster lungs by X-ray phase contrast tomography enables drug testing. Sci Rep 2024; 14:12348. [PMID: 38811688 PMCID: PMC11137149 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61746-4] [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: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024] Open
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X-ray Phase Contrast Tomography (XPCT) based on wavefield propagation has been established as a high resolution three-dimensional (3D) imaging modality, suitable to reconstruct the intricate structure of soft tissues, and the corresponding pathological alterations. However, for biomedical research, more is needed than 3D visualisation and rendering of the cytoarchitecture in a few selected cases. First, the throughput needs to be increased to cover a statistically relevant number of samples. Second, the cytoarchitecture has to be quantified in terms of morphometric parameters, independent of visual impression. Third, dimensionality reduction and classification are required for identification of effects and interpretation of results. To address these challenges, we here design and implement a novel integrated and high throughput XPCT imaging and analysis workflow for 3D histology, pathohistology and drug testing. Our approach uses semi-automated data acquisition, reconstruction and statistical quantification. We demonstrate its capability for the example of lung pathohistology in Covid-19. Using a small animal model, different Covid-19 drug candidates are administered after infection and tested in view of restoration of the physiological cytoarchitecture, specifically the alveolar morphology. To this end, we then use morphometric parameter determination followed by a dimensionality reduction and classification based on optimal transport. This approach allows efficient discrimination between physiological and pathological lung structure, thereby providing quantitative insights into the pathological progression and partial recovery due to drug treatment. Finally, we stress that the XPCT image chain implemented here only used synchrotron radiation for validation, while the data used for analysis was recorded with laboratory μ CT radiation, more easily accessible for pre-clinical research.
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- Jakob Reichmann
- Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Institute for X-Ray Physics, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Institute of Computer Science, Goldschmidtstraße 7, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
- Equipe RAPSODI, Centre INRIA de l'université de Lille, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Institute of Computer Science, Goldschmidtstraße 7, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Südufer 10, 17493, Greifswald, Insel Riems, Germany
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- Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Institute of Computer Science, Goldschmidtstraße 7, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
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- Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Institute for X-Ray Physics, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
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Man F, Tang J, Swedrowska M, Forbes B, T M de Rosales R. Imaging drug delivery to the lungs: Methods and applications in oncology. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2023; 192:114641. [PMID: 36509173 PMCID: PMC10227194 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2022.114641] [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: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Direct delivery to the lung via inhalation is arguably one of the most logical approaches to treat lung cancer using drugs. However, despite significant efforts and investment in this area, this strategy has not progressed in clinical trials. Imaging drug delivery is a powerful tool to understand and develop novel drug delivery strategies. In this review we focus on imaging studies of drug delivery by the inhalation route, to provide a broad overview of the field to date and attempt to better understand the complexities of this route of administration and the significant barriers that it faces, as well as its advantages. We start with a discussion of the specific challenges for drug delivery to the lung via inhalation. We focus on the barriers that have prevented progress of this approach in oncology, as well as the most recent developments in this area. This is followed by a comprehensive overview of the different imaging modalities that are relevant to lung drug delivery, including nuclear imaging, X-ray imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, optical imaging and mass spectrometry imaging. For each of these modalities, examples from the literature where these techniques have been explored are provided. Finally the different applications of these technologies in oncology are discussed, focusing separately on small molecules and nanomedicines. We hope that this comprehensive review will be informative to the field and will guide the future preclinical and clinical development of this promising drug delivery strategy to maximise its therapeutic potential.
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- Francis Man
- School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, London, SE1 9NH, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
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- School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, London, SE1 9NH, United Kingdom
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- School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, London, SE1 9NH, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom.
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Alizadeh Sardroud H, Wanlin T, Chen X, Eames BF. Cartilage Tissue Engineering Approaches Need to Assess Fibrocartilage When Hydrogel Constructs Are Mechanically Loaded. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 9:787538. [PMID: 35096790 PMCID: PMC8790514 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.787538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Chondrocytes that are impregnated within hydrogel constructs sense applied mechanical force and can respond by expressing collagens, which are deposited into the extracellular matrix (ECM). The intention of most cartilage tissue engineering is to form hyaline cartilage, but if mechanical stimulation pushes the ratio of collagen type I (Col1) to collagen type II (Col2) in the ECM too high, then fibrocartilage can form instead. With a focus on Col1 and Col2 expression, the first part of this article reviews the latest studies on hyaline cartilage regeneration within hydrogel constructs that are subjected to compression forces (one of the major types of the forces within joints) in vitro. Since the mechanical loading conditions involving compression and other forces in joints are difficult to reproduce in vitro, implantation of hydrogel constructs in vivo is also reviewed, again with a focus on Col1 and Col2 production within the newly formed cartilage. Furthermore, mechanotransduction pathways that may be related to the expression of Col1 and Col2 within chondrocytes are reviewed and examined. Also, two recently-emerged, novel approaches of load-shielding and synchrotron radiation (SR)–based imaging techniques are discussed and highlighted for future applications to the regeneration of hyaline cartilage. Going forward, all cartilage tissue engineering experiments should assess thoroughly whether fibrocartilage or hyaline cartilage is formed.
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- Hamed Alizadeh Sardroud
- Division of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
- *Correspondence: Hamed Alizadeh Sardroud,
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Division of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Division of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Pierantoni M, Silva Barreto I, Hammerman M, Verhoeven L, Törnquist E, Novak V, Mokso R, Eliasson P, Isaksson H. A quality optimization approach to image Achilles tendon microstructure by phase-contrast enhanced synchrotron micro-tomography. Sci Rep 2021; 11:17313. [PMID: 34453067 PMCID: PMC8397765 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-96589-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Achilles tendons are mechanosensitive, and their complex hierarchical structure is in part the result of the mechanical stimulation conveyed by the muscles. To fully understand how their microstructure responds to mechanical loading a non-invasive approach for 3D high resolution imaging suitable for soft tissue is required. Here we propose a protocol that can capture the complex 3D organization of the Achilles tendon microstructure, using phase-contrast enhanced synchrotron micro-tomography (SR-PhC-μCT). We investigate the effects that sample preparation and imaging conditions have on the resulting image quality, by considering four types of sample preparations and two imaging setups (sub-micrometric and micrometric final pixel sizes). The image quality is assessed using four quantitative parameters. The results show that for studying tendon collagen fibers, conventional invasive sample preparations such as fixation and embedding are not necessary or advantageous. Instead, fresh frozen samples result in high-quality images that capture the complex 3D organization of tendon fibers in conditions as close as possible to natural. The comprehensive nature of this innovative study by SR-PhC-μCT breaks ground for future studies of soft complex biological tissue in 3D with high resolution in close to natural conditions, which could be further used for in situ characterization of how soft tissue responds to mechanical stimuli on a microscopic level.
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- Maria Pierantoni
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Box 118, 221 00, Lund, Sweden.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Box 118, 221 00, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, 581 83, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Box 118, 221 00, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Box 118, 221 00, Lund, Sweden
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- Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland
- Division of Solid Mechanics, Lund University, Box 118, 221 00, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, 581 83, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Box 118, 221 00, Lund, Sweden
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Halm S, Haberthür D, Eppler E, Djonov V, Arnold A. Micro-CT imaging of Thiel-embalmed and iodine-stained human temporal bone for 3D modeling. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021; 50:33. [PMID: 34078459 PMCID: PMC8173723 DOI: 10.1186/s40463-021-00522-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Introduction This pilot study explores whether a human Thiel-embalmed temporal bone is suitable for generating an accurate and complete data set with micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) and whether solid iodine-staining improves visualization and facilitates segmentation of middle ear structures. Methods A temporal bone was used to verify the accuracy of the imaging by first digitally measuring the stapes on the tomography images and then physically under the microscope after removal from the temporal bone. All measurements were compared with literature values. The contralateral temporal bone was used to evaluate segmentation and three-dimensional (3D) modeling after iodine staining and micro-CT scanning. Results The digital and physical stapes measurements differed by 0.01–0.17 mm or 1–19%, respectively, but correlated well with the literature values. Soft tissue structures were visible in the unstained scan. However, iodine staining increased the contrast-to-noise ratio by a factor of 3.7 on average. The 3D model depicts all ossicles and soft tissue structures in detail, including the chorda tympani, which was not visible in the unstained scan. Conclusions Micro-CT imaging of a Thiel-embalmed temporal bone accurately represented the entire anatomy. Iodine staining considerably increased the contrast of soft tissues, simplified segmentation and enabled detailed 3D modeling of the middle ear. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40463-021-00522-0.
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- Sebastian Halm
- Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 2, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 2, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 2, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 2, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- University of Bern, Hochschulstrasse 6, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland.,Department of Ear Nose Throat, Spital Münsingen, Krankenhausweg 18/20, CH-3110, Münsingen, Switzerland
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Convolutional neuronal networks combined with X-ray phase-contrast imaging for a fast and observer-independent discrimination of cartilage and liver diseases stages. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20007. [PMID: 33203975 PMCID: PMC7673137 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76937-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
We applied transfer learning using Convolutional Neuronal Networks to high resolution X-ray phase contrast computed tomography datasets and tested the potential of the systems to accurately classify Computed Tomography images of different stages of two diseases, i.e. osteoarthritis and liver fibrosis. The purpose is to identify a time-effective and observer-independent methodology to identify pathological conditions. Propagation-based X-ray phase contrast imaging WAS used with polychromatic X-rays to obtain a 3D visualization of 4 human cartilage plugs and 6 rat liver samples with a voxel size of 0.7 × 0.7 × 0.7 µm3 and 2.2 × 2.2 × 2.2 µm3, respectively. Images with a size of 224 × 224 pixels are used to train three pre-trained convolutional neuronal networks for data classification, which are the VGG16, the Inception V3, and the Xception networks. We evaluated the performance of the three systems in terms of classification accuracy and studied the effect of the variation of the number of inputs, training images and of iterations. The VGG16 network provides the highest classification accuracy when the training and the validation-test of the network are performed using data from the same samples for both the cartilage (99.8%) and the liver (95.5%) datasets. The Inception V3 and Xception networks achieve an accuracy of 84.7% (43.1%) and of 72.6% (53.7%), respectively, for the cartilage (liver) images. By using data from different samples for the training and validation-test processes, the Xception network provided the highest test accuracy for the cartilage dataset (75.7%), while for the liver dataset the VGG16 network gave the best results (75.4%). By using convolutional neuronal networks we show that it is possible to classify large datasets of biomedical images in less than 25 min on a 8 CPU processor machine providing a precise, robust, fast and observer-independent method for the discrimination/classification of different stages of osteoarthritis and liver diseases.
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Eckermann M, Frohn J, Reichardt M, Osterhoff M, Sprung M, Westermeier F, Tzankov A, Werlein C, Kühnel M, Jonigk D, Salditt T. 3D virtual pathohistology of lung tissue from Covid-19 patients based on phase contrast X-ray tomography. eLife 2020; 9:e60408. [PMID: 32815517 PMCID: PMC7473770 DOI: 10.7554/elife.60408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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We present a three-dimensional (3D) approach for virtual histology and histopathology based on multi-scale phase contrast x-ray tomography, and use this to investigate the parenchymal architecture of unstained lung tissue from patients who succumbed to Covid-19. Based on this first proof-of-concept study, we propose multi-scale phase contrast x-ray tomography as a tool to unravel the pathophysiology of Covid-19, extending conventional histology by a third dimension and allowing for full quantification of tissue remodeling. By combining parallel and cone beam geometry, autopsy samples with a maximum cross section of 8 mm are scanned and reconstructed at a resolution and image quality, which allows for the segmentation of individual cells. Using the zoom capability of the cone beam geometry, regions-of-interest are reconstructed with a minimum voxel size of 167 nm. We exemplify the capability of this approach by 3D visualization of diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) with its prominent hyaline membrane formation, by mapping the 3D distribution and density of lymphocytes infiltrating the tissue, and by providing histograms of characteristic distances from tissue interior to the closest air compartment.
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- Marina Eckermann
- Institut für Röntgenphysik, Georg-August-UniversitätGöttingenGermany
- Cluster of Excellence 'Multiscale Bioimaging: from Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable Cells' (MBExC), University of GöttingenGöttingenGermany
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- Institut für Röntgenphysik, Georg-August-UniversitätGöttingenGermany
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- Institut für Röntgenphysik, Georg-August-UniversitätGöttingenGermany
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- Institut für Röntgenphysik, Georg-August-UniversitätGöttingenGermany
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- Institut für Medizinische Genetik und Pathologie, Universitätsspital BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH)HannoverGermany
- Deutsches Zentrum für Lungenforschung (DZL)Hannover (BREATH)Germany
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- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH)HannoverGermany
- Deutsches Zentrum für Lungenforschung (DZL)Hannover (BREATH)Germany
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- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH)HannoverGermany
- Deutsches Zentrum für Lungenforschung (DZL)Hannover (BREATH)Germany
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- Institut für Röntgenphysik, Georg-August-UniversitätGöttingenGermany
- Cluster of Excellence 'Multiscale Bioimaging: from Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable Cells' (MBExC), University of GöttingenGöttingenGermany
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Yin HX, Zhang P, Wang Z, Liu YF, Liu Y, Xiao TQ, Yang ZH, Xian JF, Zhao PF, Li J, Lv H, Ding HY, Liu XH, Zhu JM, Wang ZC. Investigation of inner ear anatomy in mouse using X-ray phase contrast tomography. Microsc Res Tech 2019; 82:953-960. [PMID: 30636063 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.23121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Revised: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A thorough understanding of inner ear anatomy is important for investigators. However, investigation of the mouse inner ear is difficult due to the limitations of imaging techniques. X-ray phase contrast tomography increases contrast 100-1,000 times compared with conventional X-ray imaging. This study aimed to investigate inner ear anatomy in a fresh post-mortem mouse using X-ray phase contrast tomography and to provide a comprehensive atlas of microstructures with less tissue deformation. All experiments were performed in accordance with our institution's guidelines on the care and use of laboratory animals. A fresh mouse cadaver was scanned immediately after sacrifice using an inline phase contrast tomography system. Slice images were reconstructed using a filtered back-projection (FBP) algorithm. Standardized axial and coronal planes were adjusted with a multi-planar reconstruction method. Some three-dimensional (3D) objects were reconstructed by surface rendering. The characteristic features of microstructures, including otoconia masses of the saccular and utricular maculae, superior and inferior macula cribrosae, single canal, modiolus, and osseous spiral lamina, were described in detail. Spatial positions and relationships of the vestibular structures were exhibited in 3D views. This study investigated mouse inner ear anatomy and provided a standardized presentation of microstructures. In particular, otoconia masses were visualized in their natural status without contrast for the first time. The comprehensive anatomy atlas presented in this study provides an excellent reference for morphology studies of the inner ear.
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- Hong-Xia Yin
- Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Comparative Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College and Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Wang Z, Cai J, Guo W, Donnelley M, Parsons D, Lee I. Backprojection Wiener deconvolution for computed tomographic reconstruction. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0207907. [PMID: 30562345 PMCID: PMC6298675 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Analytical CT reconstruction is popular in practice because of its computational efficiency, but it suffers from low reconstruction quality when an insufficient number of projections are used. To address this issue, this paper presents a new analytical method of backprojection Wiener deconvolution (BPWD). BPWD executes backprojection first, and then applies a Wiener deconvolution to the whole backprojected image. The Wiener filter is derived from a ramp filter, enabling the proposed approach to perform reconstruction and denoising simultaneously. The use of a filter after backprojection does not differentiate between real sampled projections and interpolated ones, introducing reconstruction errors. Therefore a weighted ramp filter was applied to increase the contribution of real sampled projections in the reconstruction, thus improving reconstruction quality. Experiments on synthetic data and real phase-contrast x-ray images showed that the proposed approach yields better reconstruction quality compared to the classical filtered backprojection (FBP) method, with comparable reconstruction speed.
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- Zhenglin Wang
- Centre for Intelligent Systems, School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, North Rockhampton, QLD, Australia
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- School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences, The University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, Australia
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- Centre for Intelligent Systems, School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, North Rockhampton, QLD, Australia
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- Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences, The University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, Australia
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Lizal F, Jedelsky J, Morgan K, Bauer K, Llop J, Cossio U, Kassinos S, Verbanck S, Ruiz-Cabello J, Santos A, Koch E, Schnabel C. Experimental methods for flow and aerosol measurements in human airways and their replicas. Eur J Pharm Sci 2018; 113:95-131. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2017.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Revised: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Kim EH, Preissner M, Carnibella RP, Samarage CR, Bennett E, Diniz MA, Fouras A, Zosky GR, Jones HD. Novel analysis of 4DCT imaging quantifies progressive increases in anatomic dead space during mechanical ventilation in mice. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2017; 123:578-584. [PMID: 28596273 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00903.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Revised: 06/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Increased dead space is an important prognostic marker in early acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) that correlates with mortality. The cause of increased dead space in ARDS has largely been attributed to increased alveolar dead space due to ventilation/perfusion mismatching and shunt. We sought to determine whether anatomic dead space also increases in response to mechanical ventilation. Mice received intratracheal lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or saline and mechanical ventilation (MV). Four-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT) scans were performed at onset of MV and after 5 h of MV. Detailed measurements of airway volumes and lung tidal volumes were performed using image analysis software. The forced oscillation technique was used to obtain measures of airway resistance, tissue damping, and tissue elastance. The ratio of airway volumes to total tidal volume increased significantly in response to 5 h of mechanical ventilation, regardless of LPS exposure, and airways demonstrated significant variation in volumes over the respiratory cycle. These findings were associated with an increase in tissue elastance (decreased lung compliance) but without changes in tidal volumes. Airway volumes increased over time with exposure to mechanical ventilation without a concomitant increase in tidal volumes. These findings suggest that anatomic dead space fraction increases progressively with exposure to positive pressure ventilation and may represent a pathological process.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We demonstrate that anatomic dead space ventilation increases significantly over time in mice in response to mechanical ventilation. The novel functional lung-imaging techniques applied here yield sensitive measures of airway volumes that may have wide applications.
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- Elizabeth H Kim
- Department of Medicine and Women's Guild Lung Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Research Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California; and
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- 4Dx Limited, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Biomedical Imaging Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- Department of Medicine and Women's Guild Lung Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California; .,Biomedical Imaging Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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Wysokinski TW, Ianowski JP, Luan X, Belev G, Miller D, Webb MA, Zhu N, Chapman D. BMIT facility at the Canadian Light Source: Advances in X-ray phase-sensitive imaging. Phys Med 2016; 32:1753-1758. [PMID: 27453203 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.07.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The BioMedical Imaging and Therapy (BMIT) facility [1,2] located at the Canadian Light Source, provides synchrotron-specific imaging and radiation therapy capabilities. There are two separate beamlines used for experiments: the bending magnet (05B1-1) and the insertion device (05ID-2) beamline. The bending magnet beamline provides access to monochromatic beam spanning a spectral range of 15-40keV, and the beam is 240mm wide in the POE-2 experimental hutch. Users can also perform experiments with polychromatic (pink) beam. The insertion device beamline was officially opened for general user program in 2015. The source for the ID beamline is a multi-pole, superconducting 4.3T wiggler. The high field gives a critical energy over 20keV. The optics hutches prepare a beam that is 220mm wide in the last experimental hutch SOE-1. The monochromatic spectral range spans 25-150+keV. Several different X-ray detectors are available for both beamlines, with resolutions ranging from 2μm to 200μm. BMIT provides a number of imaging techniques including standard absorption X-ray imaging, K-edge subtraction imaging (KES), in-line phase contrast imaging (also known as propagation based imaging, PBI) and Diffraction Enhanced Imaging/Analyzer Based Imaging (DEI/ABI), all in either projection or CT mode. PBI and DEI/ABI are particularly important tools for BMIT users since these techniques enable visualization of soft tissue and allow for low dose imaging.
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- Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Dullin C, Larsson E, Tromba G, Markus AM, Alves F. Phase-contrast computed tomography for quantification of structural changes in lungs of asthma mouse models of different severity. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2015; 22:1106-11. [PMID: 26134818 PMCID: PMC4489538 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577515006177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2014] [Accepted: 03/26/2015] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Lung imaging in mouse disease models is crucial for the assessment of the severity of airway disease but remains challenging due to the small size and the high porosity of the organ. Synchrotron inline free-propagation phase-contrast computed tomography (CT) with its intrinsic high soft-tissue contrast provides the necessary sensitivity and spatial resolution to analyse the mouse lung structure in great detail. Here, this technique has been applied in combination with single-distance phase retrieval to quantify alterations of the lung structure in experimental asthma mouse models of different severity. In order to mimic an in vivo situation as close as possible, the lungs were inflated with air at a constant physiological pressure. Entire mice were embedded in agarose gel and imaged using inline free-propagation phase-contrast CT at the SYRMEP beamline (Synchrotron Light Source, `Elettra', Trieste, Italy). The quantification of the obtained phase-contrast CT data sets revealed an increasing lung soft-tissue content in mice correlating with the degree of the severity of experimental allergic airways disease. In this way, it was possible to successfully discriminate between healthy controls and mice with either mild or severe allergic airway disease. It is believed that this approach may have the potential to evaluate the efficacy of novel therapeutic strategies that target airway remodelling processes in asthma.
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- Christian Dullin
- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Robert Koch Strasse 40, Goettingen, Lower Saxony 37075, Germany
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- Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste, Strada Statale 14, km 163,5 in AREA Science Park, Basovizza (Trieste) 34149, Italy
- Department of Architecture and Engineering, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linkoeping University, SE-581 83 Linkoeping, Sweden
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- Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste, Strada Statale 14, km 163,5 in AREA Science Park, Basovizza (Trieste) 34149, Italy
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- Department of Haematology and Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Robert Koch Strasse 40, Goettingen, Lower Saxony 37075, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Robert Koch Strasse 40, Goettingen, Lower Saxony 37075, Germany
- Department of Haematology and Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Robert Koch Strasse 40, Goettingen, Lower Saxony 37075, Germany
- Department of Molecular Biology of Neuronal Signals, Max Planck Institut for Experimental Medicine, Hermann-Rein-Strasse 3, Goettingen, Lower Saxony 37075, Germany
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Murrie RP, Morgan KS, Maksimenko A, Fouras A, Paganin DM, Hall C, Siu KKW, Parsons DW, Donnelley M. Live small-animal X-ray lung velocimetry and lung micro-tomography at the Australian Synchrotron Imaging and Medical Beamline. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2015; 22:1049-1055. [PMID: 26134810 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577515006001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The high flux and coherence produced at long synchrotron beamlines makes them well suited to performing phase-contrast X-ray imaging of the airways and lungs of live small animals. Here, findings of the first live-animal imaging on the Imaging and Medical Beamline (IMBL) at the Australian Synchrotron are reported, demonstrating the feasibility of performing dynamic lung motion measurement and high-resolution micro-tomography. Live anaesthetized mice were imaged using 30 keV monochromatic X-rays at a range of sample-to-detector propagation distances. A frame rate of 100 frames s(-1) allowed lung motion to be determined using X-ray velocimetry. A separate group of humanely killed mice and rats were imaged by computed tomography at high resolution. Images were reconstructed and rendered to demonstrate the capacity for detailed, user-directed display of relevant respiratory anatomy. The ability to perform X-ray velocimetry on live mice at the IMBL was successfully demonstrated. High-quality renderings of the head and lungs visualized both large structures and fine details of the nasal and respiratory anatomy. The effect of sample-to-detector propagation distance on contrast and resolution was also investigated, demonstrating that soft tissue contrast increases, and resolution decreases, with increasing propagation distance. This new capability to perform live-animal imaging and high-resolution micro-tomography at the IMBL enhances the capability for investigation of respiratory diseases and the acceleration of treatment development in Australia.
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- Rhiannon P Murrie
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Imaging and Medical Beamline, Australian Synchrotron, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Division of Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Imaging and Medical Beamline, Australian Synchrotron, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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Milne S, King GG. Advanced imaging in COPD: insights into pulmonary pathophysiology. J Thorac Dis 2014; 6:1570-85. [PMID: 25478198 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.11.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) involves a complex interaction of structural and functional abnormalities. The two have long been studied in isolation. However, advanced imaging techniques allow us to simultaneously assess pathological processes and their physiological consequences. This review gives a comprehensive account of the various advanced imaging modalities used to study COPD, including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and the nuclear medicine techniques positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Some more recent developments in imaging technology, including micro-CT, synchrotron imaging, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and electrical impedance tomography (EIT), are also described. The authors identify the pathophysiological insights gained from these techniques, and speculate on the future role of advanced imaging in both clinical and research settings.
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- Stephen Milne
- 1 The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Glebe, Sydney NSW 2037, Australia ; 2 Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia ; 3 Northern and Central Clinical Schools, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia ; 4 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia
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- 1 The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Glebe, Sydney NSW 2037, Australia ; 2 Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia ; 3 Northern and Central Clinical Schools, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia ; 4 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa triggers CFTR-mediated airway surface liquid secretion in swine trachea. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014; 111:12930-5. [PMID: 25136096 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1406414111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder caused by mutations in the gene encoding for the anion channel cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). Several organs are affected in CF, but most of the morbidity and mortality comes from lung disease. Recent data show that the initial consequence of CFTR mutation is the failure to eradicate bacteria before the development of inflammation and airway remodeling. Bacterial clearance depends on a layer of airway surface liquid (ASL) consisting of both a mucus layer that traps, kills, and inactivates bacteria and a periciliary liquid layer that keeps the mucus at an optimum distance from the underlying epithelia, to maximize ciliary motility and clearance of bacteria. The airways in CF patients and animal models of CF demonstrate abnormal ASL secretion and reduced antimicrobial properties. Thus, it has been proposed that abnormal ASL secretion in response to bacteria may facilitate the development of the infection and inflammation that characterize CF airway disease. Whether the inhalation of bacteria triggers ASL secretion, and the role of CFTR, have never been tested, however. We developed a synchrotron-based imaging technique to visualize the ASL layer and measure the effect of bacteria on ASL secretion. We show that the introduction of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other bacteria into the lumen of intact isolated swine tracheas triggers CFTR-dependent ASL secretion by the submucosal glands. This response requires expression of the bacterial protein flagellin. In patients with CF, the inhalation of bacteria would fail to trigger ASL secretion, leading to infection and inflammation.
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Dong L, Li J, Jian W, Zhang L, Wu M, Shi H, Luo S. Emphysema early diagnosis using X-ray diffraction enhanced imaging at synchrotron light source. Biomed Eng Online 2014; 13:82. [PMID: 24952622 PMCID: PMC4084497 DOI: 10.1186/1475-925x-13-82] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and emphysema is a common component of COPD. Currently, it is very difficult to detect early stage emphysema using conventional radiographic imaging without contrast agents, because the change in X-ray attenuation is not detectable with absorption-based radiography. Compared with the absorption-based CT, phase contrast imaging has more advantages in soft tissue imaging, because of its high spatial resolution and contrast. Methods In this article, we used diffraction enhanced imaging (DEI) method to get the images of early stage emphysematous and healthy samples, then extract X-ray absorption, refraction, and ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering (USAXS) information from DEI images using multiple image radiography (MIR). We combined the absorption image with the USAXS image by a scatter plot. The critical threshold in the scatter plot was calibrated using the linear discriminant function in the pattern recognition. Results USAXS image was sensitive to the change of tissue micro-structure, it could show the lesions which were invisible in the absorption image. Combined with the absorption-based image, the USAXS information enabled better discrimination between healthy and emphysematous lung tissue in a mouse model. The false-color images demonstrated that our method was capable of classifying healthy and emphysematous tissues. Conclusion Here we present USAXS images of early stage emphysematous and healthy samples, where the dependence of the USAXS signal on micro-structures of biomedical samples leads to improved diagnosis of emphysema in lung radiographs.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
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Non-invasive airway health assessment: synchrotron imaging reveals effects of rehydrating treatments on mucociliary transit in-vivo. Sci Rep 2014; 4:3689. [PMID: 24418935 PMCID: PMC3891397 DOI: 10.1038/srep03689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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To determine the efficacy of potential cystic fibrosis (CF) therapies we have developed a novel mucociliary transit (MCT) measurement that uses synchrotron phase contrast X-ray imaging (PCXI) to non-invasively measure the transit rate of individual micron-sized particles deposited into the airways of live mice. The aim of this study was to image changes in MCT produced by a rehydrating treatment based on hypertonic saline (HS), a current CF clinical treatment. Live mice received HS containing a long acting epithelial sodium channel blocker (P308); isotonic saline; or no treatment, using a nebuliser integrated within a small-animal ventilator circuit. Marker particle motion was tracked for 20 minutes using PCXI. There were statistically significant increases in MCT in the isotonic and HS-P308 groups. The ability to quantify in vivo changes in MCT may have utility in pre-clinical research studies designed to bring new genetic and pharmaceutical treatments for respiratory diseases into clinical trials.
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Yaroshenko A, Bech M, Potdevin G, Malecki A, Biernath T, Wolf J, Tapfer A, Schüttler M, Meiser J, Kunka D, Amberger M, Mohr J, Pfeiffer F. Non-binary phase gratings for x-ray imaging with a compact Talbot interferometer. OPTICS EXPRESS 2014; 22:547-556. [PMID: 24515015 DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.000547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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X-ray imaging using a Talbot-Lau interferometer, consisting of three binary gratings, is a well-established approach to acquire x-ray phase-contrast and dark-field images with a polychromatic source. However, challenges in the production of high aspect ratio gratings limit the construction of a compact setup for high x-ray energies. In this study we consider the use of phase gratings with triangular-shaped structures in an x-ray interferometer and show that such gratings can yield high visibilities for significantly shorter propagation distances than conventional gratings with binary structures. The findings are supported by simulation and experimental results for both cases of a monochromatic and a polychromatic source.
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Tang R, Huang W, Yan F, Lu Y, Chai WM, Yang GY, Chen KM. In-line phase contrast imaging of hepatic portal vein embolization with radiolucent embolic agents in mice: a preliminary study. PLoS One 2013; 8:e80919. [PMID: 24324646 PMCID: PMC3851775 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2013] [Accepted: 10/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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It is crucial to understand the distribution of embolic agents inside target liver during and after the hepatic portal vein embolization (PVE) procedure. For a long time, the problem has not been well solved due to the radiolucency of embolic agents and the resolution limitation of conventional radiography. In this study, we first reported use of fluorescent carboxyl microspheres (FCM) as radiolucent embolic agents for embolizing hepatic portal veins. The fluorescent characteristic of FCM could help to determine their approximate location easily. Additionally, the microspheres were found to be fairly good embolizing agents for PVE. After the livers were excised and fixed, they were imaged by in-line phase contrast imaging (PCI), which greatly improved the detection of the radiolucent embolic agents as compared to absorption contrast imaging (ACI). The preliminary study has for the first time shown that PCI has great potential in the pre-clinical investigation of PVE with radiolucent embolic agents.
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- Rongbiao Tang
- Department of Radiology, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- * E-mail: (RT); (KMC)
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- Department of Radiology, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Neuroscience and Neuroengineering Center, Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- * E-mail: (RT); (KMC)
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Yaroshenko A, Meinel FG, Bech M, Tapfer A, Velroyen A, Schleede S, Auweter S, Bohla A, Yildirim AÖ, Nikolaou K, Bamberg F, Eickelberg O, Reiser MF, Pfeiffer F. Pulmonary Emphysema Diagnosis with a Preclinical Small-Animal X-ray Dark-Field Scatter-Contrast Scanner. Radiology 2013; 269:427-33. [DOI: 10.1148/radiol.13122413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Hwang J, Kim M, Kim S, Lee J. Quantifying morphological parameters of the terminal branching units in a mouse lung by phase contrast synchrotron radiation computed tomography. PLoS One 2013; 8:e63552. [PMID: 23704918 PMCID: PMC3660418 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 04/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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An effective technique of phase contrast synchrotron radiation computed tomography was established for the quantitative analysis of the microstructures in the respiratory zone of a mouse lung. Heitzman’s method was adopted for the whole-lung sample preparation, and Canny’s edge detector was used for locating the air-tissue boundaries. This technique revealed detailed morphology of the respiratory zone components, including terminal bronchioles and alveolar sacs, with sufficiently high resolution of 1.74 µm isotropic voxel size. The technique enabled visual inspection of the respiratory zone components and comprehension of their relative positions in three dimensions. To check the method’s feasibility for quantitative imaging, morphological parameters such as diameter, surface area and volume were measured and analyzed for sixteen randomly selected terminal branching units, each consisting of a terminal bronchiole and a pair of succeeding alveolar sacs. The four types of asymmetry ratios concerning alveolar sac mouth diameter, alveolar sac surface area, and alveolar sac volume are measured. This is the first ever finding of the asymmetry ratio for the terminal bronchioles and alveolar sacs, and it is noteworthy that an appreciable degree of branching asymmetry was observed among the alveolar sacs at the terminal end of the airway tree, despite the number of samples was small yet. The series of efficient techniques developed and confirmed in this study, from sample preparation to quantification, is expected to contribute to a wider and exacter application of phase contrast synchrotron radiation computed tomography to a variety of studies.
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- Jeongeun Hwang
- School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, POSTECH, Pohang, Republic of Korea
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- School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, POSTECH, Pohang, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, POSTECH, Pohang, Republic of Korea
- Institute for Edge of Theoretical Science, POSTECH, Pohang, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang, Republic of Korea
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Sera T, Yokota H, Tanaka G, Uesugi K, Yagi N, Schroter RC. Murine pulmonary acinar mechanics during quasi-static inflation using synchrotron refraction-enhanced computed tomography. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2013; 115:219-28. [PMID: 23661619 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01105.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We visualized pulmonary acini in the core regions of the mouse lung in situ using synchrotron refraction-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and evaluated their kinematics during quasi-static inflation. This CT system (with a cube voxel of 2.8 μm) allows excellent visualization of not just the conducting airways, but also the alveolar ducts and sacs, and tracking of the acinar shape and its deformation during inflation. The kinematics of individual alveoli and alveolar clusters with a group of terminal alveoli is influenced not only by the connecting alveolar duct and alveoli, but also by the neighboring structures. Acinar volume was not a linear function of lung volume. The alveolar duct diameter changed dramatically during inflation at low pressures and remained relatively constant above an airway pressure of ∼8 cmH2O during inflation. The ratio of acinar surface area to acinar volume indicates that acinar distension during low-pressure inflation differed from that during inflation over a higher pressure range; in particular, acinar deformation was accordion-like during low-pressure inflation. These results indicated that the alveoli and duct expand differently as total acinar volume increases and that the alveolar duct may expand predominantly during low-pressure inflation. Our findings suggest that acinar deformation in the core regions of the lung is complex and heterogeneous.
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- Toshihiro Sera
- Center for Advanced Medical Engineering and Informatics, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
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Donnelley M, Morgan KS, Siu KKW, Parsons DW. Variability of in vivo fluid dose distribution in mouse airways is visualized by high-speed synchrotron X-ray imaging. J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv 2013; 26:307-16. [PMID: 23298238 DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2012.1007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The manner in which fluid instillations into mouse nose and lung distribute through the airways is poorly understood. Many agents are delivered in this way for testing as therapeutics, or as challenges designed to establish infections or create systemic drug delivery effects. These agents are delivered into mouse airways with little knowledge of the manner in which doses move through the airways, how long they reside in each region, and where the instilled materials eventually reach. METHODS Synchrotron phase-contrast X-ray imaging (PCXI) was used to elucidate the primary controlling characteristics of mouse airway fluid dosing. High-speed image acquisition was used to track the movement of a range of bolus doses of an iodine-based contrast fluid through the nose (n=15) and lungs (n=10) of live anesthetized mice. For the lung studies, the mice were ventilated and paralyzed to control animal movement. Post-experiment image processing was used to visualize the fluid movement. RESULTS The maximum dose that could be retained in only the anterior nose was ∼7.5 μL (20 g mouse), and a range of dynamic dose behaviors was documented after delivery. In the lung, the use of mechanical ventilation in combination with a paralytic agent prevented confounding artifactual movement, improving visualization of fluid progression through the airways. In the lung, optimized image analysis using the high image capture rate revealed the presence of respiratory pauses that could not be visualized at slower acquisition rates. The variability in the outcome of identical dose deliveries in different animals indicates that uniform lung distribution cannot be expected to occur with tracheal fluid delivery. CONCLUSIONS With adequate imaging rate and fluid dose parameters, this study shows the utility of synchrotron PCXI for determining the post-delivery behavior and fate of fluid doses such as those used in in vivo gene transfer or pharmaceutical studies.
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- Martin Donnelley
- 1 Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Women's and Children's Health Network , Adelaide, Australia
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Duan J, Hu C, Chen H. High-resolution micro-CT for morphologic and quantitative assessment of the sinusoid in human cavernous hemangioma of the liver. PLoS One 2013; 8:e53507. [PMID: 23308240 PMCID: PMC3538536 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2012] [Accepted: 11/30/2012] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Hepatic sinusoid plays a vital role in human cavernous hemangioma of the liver (CHL), and its morphologic investigation facilitates the understanding of microcirculation mechanism and pathological change of CHL. However, precise anatomical view of the hepatic sinusoid has been limited by the resolution and contrast available from existing imaging techniques. While liver biopsy has traditionally been the reliable method for the assessment of hepatic sinusoids, the invasiveness and sampling error are its inherent limitations. In this study, imaging of CHL samples was performed using in-line phase-contrast imaging (ILPCI) technique with synchrotron radiation. ILPCI allowed clear visualization of soft tissues and revealed structural details that were invisible to conventional radiography. Combining the computed tomography (CT) technique, ILPCI-CT was used to acquire the high-resolution micro-CT images of CHL, and three dimensional (3D) microstructures of hepatic sinusoids were provided for the morphologic depiction and quantitative assessment. Our study demonstrated that ILPCI-CT could substantially improve the radiographic contrast of CHL tissues in vitro with no contrast agent. ILPCI-CT yielded high-resolution micro-CT image of CHL sample at the micron scale, corresponding to information on actual structures revealed at histological section. The 3D visualization provided an excellent view of the hepatic sinusoid. The accurate view of individual hepatic sinusoid was achieved. The valuable morphological parameters of hepatic sinusoids, such as thrombi, diameters, surface areas and volumes, were measured. These parameters were of great importance in the evaluation of CHL, and they provided quantitative descriptors that characterized anatomical properties and pathological features of hepatic sinusoids. The results highlight the high degree of sensitivity of the ILPCI-CT technique and demonstrate the feasibility of accurate visualization of hepatic sinusoids. Moreover, there is a correlation between the CHL and the size or morphology of hepatic sinusoids, which offers a potential use in noninvasive study and analysis of CHL.
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- Jinghao Duan
- College of Biomedical Engineering, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Tianjin, China
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Bravin A, Coan P, Suortti P. X-ray phase-contrast imaging: from pre-clinical applications towards clinics. Phys Med Biol 2012; 58:R1-35. [PMID: 23220766 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/1/r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 379] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Phase-contrast x-ray imaging (PCI) is an innovative method that is sensitive to the refraction of the x-rays in matter. PCI is particularly adapted to visualize weakly absorbing details like those often encountered in biology and medicine. In past years, PCI has become one of the most used imaging methods in laboratory and preclinical studies: its unique characteristics allow high contrast 3D visualization of thick and complex samples even at high spatial resolution. Applications have covered a wide range of pathologies and organs, and are more and more often performed in vivo. Several techniques are now available to exploit and visualize the phase-contrast: propagation- and analyzer-based, crystal and grating interferometry and non-interferometric methods like the coded aperture. In this review, covering the last five years, we will give an overview of the main theoretical and experimental developments and of the important steps performed towards the clinical implementation of PCI.
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- Alberto Bravin
- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 6 rue Horowitz, 38043 Grenoble Cedex, France.
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Emphysema diagnosis using X-ray dark-field imaging at a laser-driven compact synchrotron light source. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:17880-5. [PMID: 23074250 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1206684109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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In early stages of various pulmonary diseases, such as emphysema and fibrosis, the change in X-ray attenuation is not detectable with absorption-based radiography. To monitor the morphological changes that the alveoli network undergoes in the progression of these diseases, we propose using the dark-field signal, which is related to small-angle scattering in the sample. Combined with the absorption-based image, the dark-field signal enables better discrimination between healthy and emphysematous lung tissue in a mouse model. All measurements have been performed at 36 keV using a monochromatic laser-driven miniature synchrotron X-ray source (Compact Light Source). In this paper we present grating-based dark-field images of emphysematous vs. healthy lung tissue, where the strong dependence of the dark-field signal on mean alveolar size leads to improved diagnosis of emphysema in lung radiographs.
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Morgan KS, Paganin DM, Siu KKW. Quantitative single-exposure x-ray phase contrast imaging using a single attenuation grid. OPTICS EXPRESS 2011; 19:19781-9. [PMID: 21996920 DOI: 10.1364/oe.19.019781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A single-exposure quantitative method of x-ray phase contrast imaging, suitable for animal in vivo observations, is described and shown experimentally both for a known static sample and an ex vivo biological airway. The ability to acquire the desired information within a single exposure is important for dynamic samples, as is sufficient sensitivity to reveal small variations in the composition or thickness of such a sample. This approach satisfies both these needs by analyzing how a reference grid pattern is deformed by the presence of the sample, similar to a Shack-Hartmann sensor. By resolving the shift of the pattern into horizontal and vertical components, a quantitative phase depth map is recovered, sensitive to both sharp edges as well as low phase gradients.
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- Kaye S Morgan
- School of Physics, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia.
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Zhang L, Luo S. Micro soft tissues visualization based on x-ray phase-contrast imaging. Open Med Inform J 2011; 5:19-25. [PMID: 21892370 PMCID: PMC3151592 DOI: 10.2174/1874431101105010019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2011] [Revised: 05/13/2011] [Accepted: 05/13/2011] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The current imaging methods have a limited ability to visualize microstructures of biological soft tissues. Small lesions cannot be detected at the early stage of the disease. Phase contrast imaging (PCI) is a novel non-invasive imaging technique that can provide high contrast images of soft tissues by the use of X-ray phase shift. It is a new choice in terms of non-invasively revealing soft tissue details. In this study, the lung and hepatic fibrosis models of mice and rats were used to investigate the ability of PCI in microstructures observation of soft tissues. Our results demonstrated that different liver fibrosis stages could be distinguished non-invasively by PCI. The three-dimensional morphology of a segment of blood vessel was constructed. Noteworthy, the blood clot inside the vessel was visualized in three dimensions which provided a precise description of vessel stenosis. Furthermore, the whole lung airways including the alveoli were obtained. We had specifically highlighted its use in the visualization and assessment of the alveoli. To our knowledge, this was the first time for non-invasive alveoli imaging using PCI. This finding may offer a new perspective on the diagnosis of respiratory disease. All the results confirmed that PCI will be a valuable tool in biological soft tissues imaging.
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- Lu Zhang
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Donnelley M, Siu KKW, Jamison RA, Parsons DW. Synchrotron phase-contrast X-ray imaging reveals fluid dosing dynamics for gene transfer into mouse airways. Gene Ther 2011; 19:8-14. [PMID: 21654825 DOI: 10.1038/gt.2011.80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Although airway gene transfer research in mouse models relies on bolus fluid dosing into the nose or trachea, the dynamics and immediate fate of delivered gene transfer agents are poorly understood. In particular, this is because there are no in vivo methods able to accurately visualize the movement of fluid in small airways of intact animals. Using synchrotron phase-contrast X-ray imaging, we show that the fate of surrogate fluid doses delivered into live mouse airways can now be accurately and non-invasively monitored with high spatial and temporal resolution. This new imaging approach can help explain the non-homogenous distributions of gene expression observed in nasal airway gene transfer studies, suggests that substantial dose losses may occur at deliver into mouse trachea via immediate retrograde fluid motion and shows the influence of the speed of bolus delivery on the relative targeting of conducting and deeper lung airways. These findings provide insight into some of the factors that can influence gene expression in vivo, and this method provides a new approach to documenting and analyzing dose delivery in small-animal models.
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- M Donnelley
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.
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Uesugi K, Hoshino M, Yagi N. Comparison of lens- and fiber-coupled CCD detectors for X-ray computed tomography. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2011; 18:217-23. [PMID: 21335908 PMCID: PMC3042329 DOI: 10.1107/s0909049510044523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2010] [Accepted: 10/31/2010] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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X-ray imaging detectors with an identical phosphor and a CCD chip but employing lens- and fiber-coupling between them have been compared. These are designed for X-ray imaging experiments, especially computed tomography, at the medium-length beamline at the SPring-8 synchrotron radiation facility. It was found that the transmittance of light to the CCD is about four times higher in the fiber-coupled detector. The uniformity of response in the lens-coupled detector has a global shading of up to 40%, while pixel-to-pixel variation owing to a chicken-wire pattern was dominant in the fiber-coupled detector. Apart from the higher transmittance, the fiber-coupled detector has a few characteristics that require attention when it is used for computed tomography, which are browning of the fiber, discontinuity in the image, image distortion, and dark spots in the chicken-wire pattern. Thus, it is most suitable for high-speed tomography of samples that tend to deform, for example biological and soft materials.
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- K. Uesugi
- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-gun, Sayo-cho, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-gun, Sayo-cho, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-gun, Sayo-cho, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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Zhang L, Li D, Luo S. Non-invasive microstructure and morphology investigation of the mouse lung: qualitative description and quantitative measurement. PLoS One 2011; 6:e17400. [PMID: 21364899 PMCID: PMC3045447 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2010] [Accepted: 02/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Early detection of lung cancer is known to improve the chances of successful treatment. However, lungs are soft tissues with complex three-dimensional configuration. Conventional X-ray imaging is based purely on absorption resulting in very low contrast when imaging soft tissues without contrast agents. It is difficult to obtain adequate information of lung lesions from conventional X-ray imaging. METHODS In this study, a recently emerged imaging technique, in-line X-ray phase contrast imaging (IL-XPCI) was used. This powerful technique enabled high-resolution investigations of soft tissues without contrast agents. We applied IL-XPCI to observe the lungs in an intact mouse for the purpose of defining quantitatively the micro-structures in lung. FINDINGS The three-dimensional model of the lung was successfully established, which provided an excellent view of lung airways. We highlighted the use of IL-XPCI in the visualization and assessment of alveoli which had rarely been studied in three dimensions (3D). The precise view of individual alveolus was achieved. The morphological parameters, such as diameter and alveolar surface area were measured. These parameters were of great importance in the diagnosis of diseases related to alveolus and alveolar scar. CONCLUSION Our results indicated that IL-XPCI had the ability to represent complex anatomical structures in lung. This offered a new perspective on the diagnosis of respiratory disease and may guide future work in the study of respiratory mechanism on the alveoli level.
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- Lu Zhang
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Morgan KS, Siu KKW, Paganin DM. The projection approximation and edge contrast for x-ray propagation-based phase contrast imaging of a cylindrical edge. OPTICS EXPRESS 2010; 18:9865-9878. [PMID: 20588836 DOI: 10.1364/oe.18.009865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We examine the projection approximation in the context of propagation-based phase contrast imaging using hard x-rays. Specifically, we consider the case of a cylinder or a rounded edge, as a simple model for the edges of many biological samples. The Argand-plane signature of a propagation-based phase contrast fringe from the edge of a cylinder is studied, and the evolution of this signature with propagation. This, along with experimental images obtained using a synchrotron source, reveals how propagation within the scattering volume is not fully described in the projection approximation's ray-based approach. This means that phase contrast fringes are underestimated by the projection approximation at a short object-to-detector propagation distance, namely a distance comparable to the free-space propagation within the volume. This failure of the projection approximation may become non-negligible in the detailed study of small anatomical features deep within a large body. Nevertheless, the projection approximation matches the exact solution for a larger propagation distance typical of those used in biomedical phase contrast imaging.
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- K S Morgan
- School of Physics, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia.
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Stocker AG, Kremer KL, Koldej R, Miller DS, Anson DS, Parsons DW. Single-dose lentiviral gene transfer for lifetime airway gene expression. J Gene Med 2009; 11:861-7. [PMID: 19634193 DOI: 10.1002/jgm.1368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by a defect in cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) activity, often resulting in an incurable airway disease. Gene therapy into the conducting airway epithelium is a potential cure for CF; however, most gene vectors do not result in long-lived expression, and require re-dosing. Perversely, intrinsic host immune responses can then block renewed gene transfer. METHODS To investigate whether persistent gene expression could be achieved after a single dosing event, thus avoiding the issue of blocking host responses, we used a gene transfer protocol that combined an airway pretreatment using lysophosphatidylcholine with a human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (vesicular stomatitis virus G pseudotype) derived lentiviral vector to test whether an integrating vector could produce gene expression able to last for a substantial part of the lifetime of the laboratory mouse. RESULTS We found that a single dose of LV-LacZ produced immediate as well as lifetime mouse airway expression, confirming our hypothesis that use of an integrating vector extends transgene expression. Importantly, LV-CFTR dosing achieved at least 12 months of CFTR expression, representing partial functional correction of the CFTR defect in CF-null mice. CONCLUSIONS These findings validate the potential of this methodology for developing a gene transfer treatment for CF airway disease.
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- Alice G Stocker
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Women's & Children's Hospital, Children, Youth & Women's Health Service, North Adelaide 5006, Australia
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