Ultrasound technologies for imaging and modulating neural activity

C Rabut, S Yoo, RC Hurt, Z **, H Li, H Guo, B Ling… - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
Visualizing and perturbing neural activity on a brain-wide scale in model animals and
humans is a major goal of neuroscience technology development. Established electrical and …

Functional ultrasound imaging: a new imaging modality for neuroscience

T Deffieux, C Demené, M Tanter - Neuroscience, 2021 - Elsevier
Ultrasound sensitivity to slow blood flow motion gained two orders of magnitude in the last
decade thanks to the advent of ultrafast ultrasound imaging at thousands of frames per …

Sensitive, small, broadband and scalable optomechanical ultrasound sensor in silicon photonics

WJ Westerveld, M Mahmud-Ul-Hasan… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Ultrasonography and photoacoustic,(optoacoustic) tomography have recently seen great
advances in hardware and algorithms. However, current high-end systems still use a matrix …

Bioresorbable shape-adaptive structures for ultrasonic monitoring of deep-tissue homeostasis

J Liu, N Liu, Y Xu, M Wu, H Zhang, Y Wang, Y Yan… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Monitoring homeostasis is an essential aspect of obtaining pathophysiological insights for
treating patients. Accurate, timely assessments of homeostatic dysregulation in deep tissues …

4D functional ultrasound imaging of whole-brain activity in rodents

C Rabut, M Correia, V Finel, S Pezet, M Pernot… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
We extended the capabilities of functional ultrasound to whole-brain four-dimensional (4D)
neuroimaging. Our multiplane-wave transmission scheme on matrix arrays at thousands of …

Photoactivated gas-generating nanocontrast agents for long-term ultrasonic imaging-guided combined therapy of tumors

B Chu, Z Chen, X Wu, H Shi, X **, B Song, M Cui… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
To date, long-term and continuous ultrasonic imaging for guiding the puncture biopsy
remains a challenge. In order to address this issue, a multimodality imaging and therapeutic …

The science and engineering behind sensitized brain-controlled bionic hands

C Pandarinath, SJ Bensmaia - Physiological Reviews, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Advances in our understanding of brain function, along with the development of neural
interfaces that allow for the monitoring and activation of neurons, have paved the way for …

Compact meta-differentiator for achieving isotropically high-contrast ultrasonic imaging

Y Jia, S Zhang, X Zhang, H Long, C Xu, Y Bai… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Ultrasonic imaging is crucial in the fields of biomedical engineering for its deep penetration
capabilities and non-ionizing nature. However, traditional techniques heavily rely on …

Functional ultrasound (fUS) during awake brain surgery: the clinical potential of intra-operative functional and vascular brain map**

S Soloukey, AJPE Vincent, DD Satoer… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background and Purpose Oncological neurosurgery relies heavily on making continuous,
intra-operative tumor-brain delineations based on image-guidance. Limitations of currently …

Ultrasound for the brain: a review of physical and engineering principles, and clinical applications

W Qiu, A Bouakaz, EE Konofagou… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The emergence of new ultrasound technologies has improved our understanding of the
brain functions and offered new opportunities for the treatment of brain diseases. Ultrasound …