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ArticleAnnual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference2018

Gas Embolization in a Rodent Model of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Acoustic Droplet Vaporization.

Jennifer N Harmon, Foad Kabinejadian, Robinson Seda, Mario L Fabiilli, Sibu P Kuruvilla, Joan M Greve, Brian J Fowlkes, Joseph L Bull

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Article in Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jennifer N Harmon
Foad Kabinejadian
Robinson Seda
Mario L Fabiilli
Sibu P Kuruvilla
Joan M Greve
Brian J Fowlkes
Joseph L Bull
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · USTulane University · US

Funding

Dynamics of Vascular Microbubbles and Microdroplets in Gas EmbolotherapyR01EB006476 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI BULL, JOSEPH L · 2007 to 2016
$4.1M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB006476
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trans-arterial embolization is a commonly used therapy in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Current methods involve the careful placement of an intraarterial catheter and the deposition of embolizing particles. Gas embolotherapy has been proposed as an embolization method with the potential for high spatial resolution without the need for a catheter. This method involves vaporizing intravenouslyadministered droplets into gas bubbles using focused ultrasound - a process termed acoustic droplet vaporization. The bubbles can become lodged in the vasculature, thereby creating an embolus. Here, we initially demonstrate the feasibility of achieving significant targeted embolization with this method in the rat cremaster using intravital microscopy. The therapy was then tested in an ectopic xenograft mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma. Gas embolotherapy was shown to maintain the tumor volume at baseline over a twoweek treatment course while control groups showed significant tumor growth. These preliminary results demonstrate thatgas embolotherapy could serve as an effective noninvasive method for the management of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularEmbolization, TherapeuticLiver NeoplasmsAnimalsMiceRatsRodentiaVolatilization

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PMID30441715
PMCPMC6839763
OpenAlexW2898821378

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