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ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2022

Non-invasive estimation of vascular compliance and distensibility in the arm vessels: a novel ultrasound-based protocol.

Sara Cappelletti, Alessandro Caimi, Alice Caldiroli, Irene Baroni, Emiliano Votta, Stefania A Riboldi, Massimiliano M Marrocco-Trischitta, Alberto Redaelli, Francesco Sturla

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Sara CappellettiDepartment of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Alessandro CaimiDepartment of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Alice CaldiroliBioengineering Laboratories Srl, Cantù, Italy.
Irene BaroniClinical Research Unit, Cardiovascular Department, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy.
Emiliano VottaDepartment of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Stefania A RiboldiDialybrid Srl, Cantù, Italy.
Massimiliano M Marrocco-TrischittaClinical Research Unit, Cardiovascular Department, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy.
Alberto RedaelliDepartment of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Francesco SturlaDepartment of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Politecnico di Milano · ITIRCCS Policlinico San Donato · ITBioengineering Technology and Systems (Italy) · IT

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Abstract

Background: Performance and durability of arterio-venous grafts depend on their ability to mimic the mechanical behavior of the anastomized blood vessels. To select the most suitable synthetic graft, Methods: A dedicated protocol, applied on 30 volunteers, was specifically designed to estimate both compliance and distensibility of the brachial and radial arteries, and of the basilic and cephalic veins. Bi-dimensional ultrasound imaging was used to acquire cross-sectional areas (CSAs) of arteries in clinostatic configuration, and CSAs of veins combining clinostatic and orthostatic configurations. Arterial pulse pressure was measured with a digital sphygmomanometer, while venous hydrostatic pressure was derived from the arm length in orthostatic configuration. Results: For each participant, all CSAs were successfully extracted from ultrasound images. The basilic vein and the radial artery exhibited the largest (21.5±8.9 mm Conclusions: The proposed non-invasive protocol proved feasible, effective and adequate for daily clinical practice, allowing for the estimation of patient-specific compliance and distensibility of peripheral arteries and veins. If further extended, it may contribute to the fabrication of biohybrid arterio-venous grafts, paving the way towards patient-tailored solutions for vascular access.

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compliancedistensibilityhemodialysisPeripheral blood vesselsultrasound imagingvascular access

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PMID35782271
PMCPMC9246759
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