Imaging methods for ultrasound contrast agents

MA Averkiou, MF Bruce, JE Powers, PS Sheeran… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbubble contrast agents were introduced more than 25 years ago with the objective of
enhancing blood echoes and enabling diagnostic ultrasound to image the microcirculation …

Clinical trials targeting secondary damage after traumatic spinal cord injury

ZZ Khaing, JY Chen, G Safarians, S Ezubeik… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) often causes loss of sensory and motor function resulting in a
significant reduction in quality of life for patients. Currently, no therapies are available that …

Deep learning in ultrasound imaging

RJG Van Sloun, R Cohen, YC Eldar - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we consider deep learning strategies in ultrasound systems, from the front end
to advanced applications. Our goal is to provide the reader with a broad understanding of …

Super-resolution ultrasound localization microscopy through deep learning

RJG Van Sloun, O Solomon, M Bruce… - IEEE transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound localization microscopy has enabled super-resolution vascular imaging through
precise localization of individual ultrasound contrast agents (microbubbles) across …

Trigeminal nerve stimulation: a current state-of-the-art review

K Powell, K Lin, W Tambo, AP Saavedra… - Bioelectronic …, 2023 - Springer
Nearly 5 decades ago, the effect of trigeminal nerve stimulation (TNS) on cerebral blood flow
was observed for the first time. This implication directly led to further investigations and …

Deep learning for super-resolution vascular ultrasound imaging

RJG Van Sloun, O Solomon, M Bruce… - ICASSP 2019-2019 …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Based on the intravascular infusion of gas microbubbles, which act as ultrasound contrast
agents, ultrasound localization microscopy has enabled super resolution vascular imaging …

[HTML][HTML] Large-scale functional ultrasound imaging of the spinal cord reveals in-depth spatiotemporal responses of spinal nociceptive circuits in both normal and …

J Claron, V Hingot, I Rivals, L Rahal, O Couture… - Pain, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Despite a century of research on the physiology/pathophysiology of the spinal cord in
chronic pain condition, the properties of the spinal cord were rarely studied at the large …

Growing Trend to Adopt Speckle Variance Optical Coherence Tomography for Biological Tissue Assessments in Pre-Clinical Applications

RE Wijesinghe, NS Kahatapitiya, C Lee, S Han, S Kim… - Micromachines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Speckle patterns are a generic feature in coherent imaging techniques like optical
coherence tomography (OCT). Although speckles are granular like noise texture, which …

Super-resolution ultrasound microvascular angiography for spinal cord penumbra imaging

J Yu, H Dong, D Ta, R **e, K Xu - Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective After spinal cord injury (SCI) or ischemia, timely intervention in the penumbra,
such as recanalization and tissue reperfusion, is essential for preservation of its function …

Perfusion imaging metrics after acute traumatic spinal cord injury are associated with injury severity in rats and humans

ZZ Khaing, J Leyendecker, JN Harmon… - Science Translational …, 2024 - science.org
Traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) causes an immediate loss of neurological function, and
the prediction of recovery is difficult in the acute phase. In this study, we used contrast …