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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2013

Effect of ultrasound radiation force on the choroid.

Ronald H Silverman, Raksha Urs, Harriet O Lloyd

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Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Overview of Diagnostic Ultrasound Safety: Review for Research and Institutional Review Boards.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2026
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  6. Acoustic radiation force for noninvasive evaluation of corneal biomechanical changes induced by cross-linking therapy.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2014
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ronald H SilvermanColumbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA. rs3072@columbia.edu
Raksha Urs
Harriet O Lloyd
Columbia University Irving Medical Center · US

Funding

Instrumentation, Fabrication, and Design CoreP30EY019007 · NEI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Xin Zhang · 2010 to 2026
$12.9M
Elastographic Imaging of the Retina/Choroid in Age-Related Macular DegenerationR01EY021529 · NEI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI CHEN, ZHONGPING, SILVERMAN, RONALD H · 2012 to 2015
$1.4M
NEI NIH HHS EY021529NEI NIH HHS P30 EY019007NEI NIH HHS R01 EY021529
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWhile visualization of the retina and choroid has made great progress, functional imaging techniques have been lacking. Our aim was to utilize acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) response to probe functional properties of these tissues.

methodsA single element 18-MHz ultrasound transducer was focused upon the retina of the rabbit eye. The procedure was performed with the eye proptosed and with the eye seated normally in the orbit. The transducer was excited to emit ARFI over a 10-ms period with a 25% duty cycle. Phase resolved pulse/echo data were acquired before, during, and following ARFI.

resultsIn the proptosed eye, ARFI exposure produced tissue displacements ranging from 0 to 10 μm, and an immediate increase in choroidal echo amplitude to over 6 dB, decaying to baseline after about 1 second. In the normally seated eye, ultrasound phase shifts consistent with flow were observed in the choroid, but enhanced backscatter following ARFI rarely occurred. ARFI-induced displacements of about 10 μm were observed at the choroidal margins. Larger displacements occurred within the choroid and in orbital tissues.

conclusionsWe hypothesize that elevated intraocular pressure occurring during proptosis induced choroidal ischemia and that acoustic radiation force produced a transient local decompression and reperfusion. With the eye normally seated, choroidal flow was observed and little alteration in backscatter resulted from exposure. Clinical application of this technique may provide new insights into diseases characterized by altered choroidal hemodynamics, including maculopathies, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma.

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Elasticity Imaging TechniquesAnimalsBlood Flow VelocityChoroidElasticityExophthalmosIntraocular PressureIschemiaOphthalmic ArteryPulsatile FlowRabbitsTonometry, OcularTransducers

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PMID23211817
PMCPMC4108182
OpenAlexW2069929629

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