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ArticlePhysics in medicine and biology2024

Comparison of contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging (CEUS) and super-resolution ultrasound (SRU) for the quantification of ischaemia flow redistribution: a theoretical study.

Lachlan J M B Arthur, Vasiliki Voulgaridou, Mairead B Butler, Georgios Papageorgiou, Weiping Lu, Steven R McDougall, Vassilis Sboros

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Lachlan J M B ArthurSchool of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, United Kingdom.ORCID 0009-0004-1906-567X
Vasiliki VoulgaridouTranslational Healthcare Technologies Team, Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, United Kingdom.
Mairead B ButlerSchool of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, United Kingdom.
Georgios PapageorgiouSchool of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, United Kingdom.
Weiping LuSchool of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, United Kingdom.
Steven R McDougallSchool of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, United Kingdom.
Vassilis SborosSchool of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, United Kingdom.

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Abstract

The study of microcirculation can reveal important information related to pathology. Focusing on alterations that are represented by an obstruction of blood flow in microcirculatory regions may provide an insight into vascular biomarkers. The current in silico study assesses the capability of contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and super-resolution ultrasound imaging (SRU) flow-quantification to study occlusive actions in a microvascular bed, particularly the ability to characterise known and model induced flow behaviours. The aim is to investigate theoretical limits with the use of CEUS and SRU in order to propose realistic biomarker targets relevant for clinical diagnosis. Results from CEUS flow parameters display limitations congruent with prior investigations. Conventional resolution limits lead to signals dominated by large vessels, making discrimination of microvasculature specific signals difficult. Additionally, some occlusions lead to weakened parametric correlation against flow rate in the remainder of the network. Loss of correlation is dependent on the degree to which flow is redistributed, with comparatively minor redistribution correlating in accordance with ground truth measurements for change in mean transit time,dMTT(CEUS,

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Contrast MediaIschemiaUltrasonographyHumansMicrocirculationMicrovesselsContrast Mediacapillarycontrast agentpathology modellingvessel imaging

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