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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2021

Multispectral optoacoustic tomography of peripheral arterial disease based on muscle hemoglobin gradients-a pilot clinical study.

Angelos Karlas, Max Masthoff, Michael Kallmayer, Anne Helfen, Michail Bariotakis, Nikolina Alexia Fasoula, Michael Schäfers, Max Seidensticker, Hans-Henning Eckstein, Vasilis Ntziachristos and 1 more

4 registry-linked trialsOpen access · diamondAbstract read
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Article in Annals of translational medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05373927 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Cross-sectional Study of Calf Muscle Perfusion in Patients With Intermittent Claudication by Non-invasive Multispectral Optoacustic Tomography

TypeobservationalSponsorUlrich RotherRan2022 to 2022Enrolled100ConditionsPeripheral Vascular Diseases, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Intermittent ClaudicationArmsMultispectral Optoacoustic Tomography (MSOT)
NCT05773534 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Cross-sectional Study of Calf Muscle Perfusion Via 3D Reconstruction of Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease After Exercise.

TypeobservationalSponsorUlrich RotherRan2022 to 2023Enrolled30ConditionsDiagnostic Imaging, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Intermittent ClaudicationArmsMSOT
NCT06391346 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Evaluation of Gluteal Muscle Perfusion in Patients With Intermittent Gluteal Claudication by Non-invasive Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography With Pre-post Study Design

TypeinterventionalSponsorUlrich RotherRan2023 to 2024Enrolled20ConditionsPeripheral Vascular Diseases, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Intermittent Claudication, Gluteal ClaudicationArmsMSOT
NCT06966297 completednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Study of Calf Muscle Perfusion in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease After Revascularization Procedure Using Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity Hospital ErlangenRan2024 to 2025Enrolled40ConditionsPAD, Vascular DiseasesArmsMultispectral optoacoustic tomography
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Angelos KarlasChair of Biological Imaging, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Max MasthoffDepartment for Clinical Radiology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
Michael KallmayerClinic of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany.
Anne HelfenDepartment for Clinical Radiology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
Michail BariotakisChair of Biological Imaging, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Nikolina Alexia FasoulaChair of Biological Imaging, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Michael SchäfersDepartment for Nuclear Medicine and European Institute for Molecular Imaging, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
Max SeidenstickerDepartment for Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, München, Germany.
Hans-Henning EcksteinClinic of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany.
Vasilis NtziachristosChair of Biological Imaging, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Moritz WildgruberDepartment for Clinical Radiology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
University Hospital Münster · DEHelmholtz Zentrum München · DETechnical University of Munich · DEGerman Centre for Cardiovascular Research · DEKlinikum rechts der Isar · DELMU Klinikum · DELudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCurrent imaging assessment of peripheral artery disease (PAD) relies on anatomical cross-sectional visualizations of the affected arteries. Multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT) is a novel molecular imaging technique that provides direct and label-free visualizations of soft tissue perfusion and oxygenation.

methodsMSOT was prospectively assessed in a pilot trial in healthy volunteers (group n

resultsCalf measurements in healthy volunteers revealed distinct dynamics for HbO

conclusionsClinical MSOT allows for non-invasive, label-free and real-time imaging of muscle oxygenation in health and disease with implications for diagnostics and therapy assessment in PAD.

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Medical imagingperipheral arterial diseasephotoacoustic techniques

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PMID33553329
PMCPMC7859778
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