Perfluorobutane-Enhanced Ultrasound for Characterization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma From Non-hepatocellular Malignancies or Benignancy: Comparison of Imaging Acquisition Methods
The aim of the work described here was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of perfluorobutane (PFB)-enhanced ultrasound in differentiating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) from non-HCC malignancies and other benign lesions using different acquisition methods. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - July 24, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Seungchul Han, Se Woo Kim, Sungeun Park, Jeong Hee Yoon, Hyo-Jin Kang, Jeongin Yoo, Ijin Joo, Jae Seok Bae, Jeong Min Lee Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
Automatic Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography Image Quality Assessment Using Deep Learning: Impact on Myocardial Perfusion Evaluation
This study was aimed at achieving automatic MCE image quality assessment using a deep neural network (DNN) and investigating its impact on myocardial perfusion evaluation. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - July 24, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Mingqi Li, Dewen Zeng, Hongwen Fei, Hongning Song, Jinling Chen, Sheng Cao, Bo Hu, Yanxiang Zhou, Yuxin Guo, Xiaowei Xu, Kui Huang, Ji Zhang, Qing Zhou Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
Ultrasound Shear Wave Attenuation Imaging for Grading Liver Steatosis in Volunteers and Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Pilot Study
The aims of the work described here were to assess shear wave attenuation (SWA) in volunteers and patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and compare its diagnostic performance with that of shear wave dispersion (SWD), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) proton density fat fraction (PDFF) and biopsy. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - July 21, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Ladan Yazdani, Iman Rafati, Marc Gesnik, Frank Nicolet, Boris Chayer, Guillaume Gilbert, Anton Volniansky, Damien Olivi é, Jeanne-Marie Giard, Giada Sebastiani, Bich N. Nguyen, An Tang, Guy Cloutier Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
Dual-Probe Transcranial Full-Waveform Inversion: A Brain Phantom Feasibility Study
In this study is the first demonstration of this method in recovering a high-resolution 2-D reconstruction of a brain and skull ultrasound imaging phantom using experimentally acquired data. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - July 18, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Thomas Caradoc Robins, Carlos Cueto, Javier Cudeiro, Oscar Bates, Oscar Calderon Agudo, George Strong, Lluis Guasch, Mike Warner, Meng-Xing Tang Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
Reliability of Ultrasound Imaging in Examining Integrity and Inflammation in the Dorsalis Pedis Artery
Assessment of small vessel inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid vasculitis is challenging. Small arteries such as the dorsalis pedis artery (DPA) are difficult to assess for changes in the arterial wall with medical imaging. Ultrasound imaging is a viable tool for examining the integrity and inflammatory changes in the arterial wall; however, no empirical data on its reliability have been described. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - July 13, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Robyn Boman, Stefania Penkala, Rosa H.M. Chan, Fredrick Joshua, Roy T.H. Cheung Tags: Technical Note Source Type: research
Super-resolution Ultrasound Microvascular Angiography for Spinal Cord Penumbra Imaging
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. However, limited by imaging resolution and micro-blood flow sensitivity, golden standard angiography modalities, including magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and digital subtraction angiography (DSA), are still not applicable for spinal cord microvascular imaging. Regarding spinal cord penumbra, to the best of authors ’ knowledge, currently, there is no efficient in vivo imaging modality for its evaluation. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - July 12, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Junjin Yu, Haoru Dong, Dean Ta, Rong Xie, Kailiang Xu Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
Pre-operative Prediction of Invasiveness in Renal Cell Carcinoma: The Role of Conventional Ultrasound and Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
In this study, the differences in conventional ultrasound (US) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) features between invasive and non-invasive RCC were analyzed with the aim of providing more accurate and valuable information for diagnosis and treatment to clinically optimize the treatment plan in a non-invasive manner and improve the prognosis of patients. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - July 12, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Xiao Huang, Nan Wang, Luping Liu, Ju Zhu, Zhen Wang, Ting Wang, Fang Nie Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
An Optimal Prognostic Model Based on Multiparameter Ultrasound for Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
The objective of this study was to establish a better prognostic model for ACLF based on multiparameter ultrasound in combination with clinical features. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - July 12, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Lili Wu, Yuankai Wu, Jieyang Jin, Xinhua Li, Nanxiang Zhang, Yusheng Jie, Rongqin Zheng, Yutian Chong, Jie Ren Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
Radiotherapy Sensitization With Ultrasound-Stimulated Intravenously Injected Oxygen Microbubbles Can Have Contrary Effects Depending on the Study Model
We are writing to share our collective experience over the last few years working on radiosensitization strategies using intravenously administered, ultrasound-stimulated, oxygen microbubbles. There has been considerable pre-clinical success reported to date, including from our own groups, using oxygen microbubbles as a cancer theranostic agent to improve radiotherapy, sonodynamic therapy and brachytherapy treatments [1 –4]. However, we have recently come across several unexpected findings that warrant further study and caution as these techniques move toward translation. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - July 11, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Virginie Papadopoulou, Eleanor P. Stride, Mark A. Borden, John R. Eisenbrey, Paul A. Dayton Tags: Letter to the Editor-in-Chief Source Type: research
Regulation of Bacterial Biofilm Formation by Ultrasound: Role of Autoinducer-2 and Finite-Element Analysis of Acoustic Streaming
This study investigated the impact of ultrasonic vibration at varying frequencies on biofilm formation in a mixture of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - July 11, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Fangfei Lin, Songmei Yuan, Pengzhen Ji, Weixian Xu Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
Abdominal Ultrasonography After Transrectal Filling With Contrast Agents in Colorectal Cancer With Severely Stenotic Lesions
Abdominal ultrasonography after transrectal filling with contrast agent (AU-TFCA) was retrospectively evaluated with respect to determination of T stage and lesion length in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) who had previously failed colonoscopy because of severe intestinal stenosis. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - July 8, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Yuan Zhong, Guo-Liang Jian, Qin-Xiang Li, Yan-Yan Xiao, Jie-Yi Ye, Qin-Xue Liu, Min-Ying Zhong, Dong Ni, Xiao-Qing Pei, Wei-Jun Huang Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
Pulsed sonodynamic therapy of melanoma cancer cells using nanoparticles of and mesoporous platinum
Noble metal nanomaterials have been introduced as ideal sonosensitizers for sonodynamic therapy (SDT) of cancer. In this research, platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) and mesoporous platinum (MPt) were first synthesized and then evaluated as novel sonosensitizers. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - July 4, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Niloofar Zahraie, Hanieh Haghighi, Fatemeh Salehi, Fatemeh Daneshvar, Paria Tamaddon, Naghmeh Sattarahmady Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
In Vivo Adaptive Bayesian Regularized Lagrangian Carotid Strain Imaging for Murine Carotid Arteries and Its Associations With Histological Findings
The objective of this study was to demonstrate the use of an adaptive Bayesian regularized Lagrangian carotid strain imaging (ABR-LCSI) algorithm for monitoring of atherogenesis in a murine model and examine associations between the ultrasound strain measures and histology. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - July 1, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Rashid Al Mukaddim, Yuming Liu, Melissa Graham, Jens C. Eickhoff, Ashley M. Weichmann, Matthew C. Tattersall, Claudia E. Korcarz, James H. Stein, Tomy Varghese, Kevin W. Eliceiri, Carol Mitchell Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
Investigation of the Impact of Defective Ultrasound Transducers on Clinical Image Quality in Grayscale 2-D Still Images
There are several studies that show high defect rates of transducers in clinical use. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether image quality and the risk for misdiagnosis is affected by using defective transducers. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - July 1, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Robert Lorentsson, Nasser Hosseini, Ylva Aurell, David Collin, Eva Fr ösing, Pawel Szaro, Lars Gunnar Månsson, Magnus Båth Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
Effects of Blood Pressure on Brain Tissue Pulsation Amplitude in a Phantom Model
This study aimed to explore the relationship between BP parameters (mean arterial pressure [MAP] and pulse pressure [PP]) and BTP amplitude, using a transcranial tissue Doppler prototype. (Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology)
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - July 1, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Jennifer K. Nicholls, Poppy Turner, Andrea Lecchini-Visintini, Jonathan Ince, Georgina de Vries, Laurie Cappellugola, Mitsuhiro Oura, Kelechi U. Ebirim, Edward Pallett, Kumar V. Ramnarine, Emma M.L. Chung Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
