基于诊断超声平台的超声溶栓过程中 2D 时-空被动空化成像与评估。
2D spatiotemporal passive cavitation imaging and evaluation during ultrasound thrombolysis based on diagnostic ultrasound platform.
机构信息
Key Laboratory of Modern Acoustics (MOE), Department of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructure, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
Key Laboratory of Modern Acoustics (MOE), Department of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructure, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China; Wuxi Vocational Institute of Commerce, Wuxi 214153, Jiangsu, China.
出版信息
Ultrason Sonochem. 2024 Nov;110:107051. doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107051. Epub 2024 Aug 31.
Acoustic cavitation plays a critical role in various biomedical applications. However, uncontrolled cavitation can lead to undesired damage to healthy tissues. Therefore, real-time monitoring and quantitative evaluation of cavitation dynamics is essential for understanding underlying mechanisms and optimizing ultrasound treatment efficiency and safety. The current research addressed the limitations of traditionally used cavitation detection methods by developing introduced an adaptive time-division multiplexing passive cavitation imaging (PCI) system integrated into a commercial diagnostic ultrasound platform. This new method combined real-time cavitation monitoring with B-mode imaging, allowing for simultaneous visualization of treatment progress and 2D quantitative evaluation of cavitation dosage within targeted area. An improved delay-and-sum (DAS) algorithm, optimized with a minimum variance (MV) beamformer, is utilized to minimize the side lobe effect and improve the axial resolution typically associated with PCI. In additional to visualize and quantitatively assess the cavitation activities generated under varied acoustic pressures and microbubble concentrations, this system was specifically applied to perform 2D cavitation evaluation for ultrasound thrombolysis mediated by different solutions, e.g., saline, nanodiamond (ND) and nitrogen-annealed nanodiamond (N-AND). This research aims to bridge the gap between laboratory-based research systems and real-time spatiotemporal cavitation evaluation demands in practical uses. Results indicate that this improved 2D cavitation monitoring and evaluation system could offer a useful tool for comprehensive evaluating cavitation-mediated effects (e.g., ultrasound thrombolysis), providing valuable insights into in-depth understanding of cavitation mechanisms and optimization of cavitation applications.
声空化在各种生物医学应用中起着关键作用。然而,不受控制的空化可能会导致健康组织的不良损伤。因此,实时监测和定量评估空化动力学对于理解潜在机制、优化超声治疗效率和安全性至关重要。本研究通过开发一种自适应时分复用被动空化成像(PCI)系统,解决了传统空化检测方法的局限性,该系统集成到商业诊断超声平台中。这种新方法将实时空化监测与 B 模式成像相结合,允许同时可视化治疗进展,并对靶向区域内的空化剂量进行 2D 定量评估。使用经过最小方差(MV)波束形成器优化的改进延迟和求和(DAS)算法,可最小化旁瓣效应并提高通常与 PCI 相关的轴向分辨率。除了可视化和定量评估在不同声压和微泡浓度下产生的空化活动外,该系统还专门用于对不同溶液(如盐水、纳米金刚石(ND)和氮退火纳米金刚石(N-AND)介导的超声溶栓进行 2D 空化评估。本研究旨在弥合实验室研究系统与实际应用中实时时空空化评估需求之间的差距。结果表明,这种改进的 2D 空化监测和评估系统可以为全面评估空化介导的效应(例如超声溶栓)提供有用的工具,为深入了解空化机制和优化空化应用提供有价值的见解。