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3D ultrasound localization microscopy of the nonhuman primate brain.

Paul Xing, Vincent Perrot, Adan Ulises Dominguez-Vargas, Jonathan Porée, Stephan Quessy, Numa Dancause, Jean Provost

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Paul XingDepartment of Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
Vincent PerrotDepartment of Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
Adan Ulises Dominguez-VargasDépartement de Neurosciences, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
Jonathan PoréeDepartment of Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
Stephan QuessyDépartement de Neurosciences, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
Numa DancauseDépartement de Neurosciences, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada; Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche sur le Cerveau et l'apprentissage (CIRCA), Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
Jean ProvostDepartment of Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montréal, Montreal, Canada; Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Canada. Electronic address: jean.provost@polymtl.ca.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHaemodynamic changes occur in stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. Developing imaging techniques allowing the in vivo visualisation and quantification of cerebral blood flow would help better understand the underlying mechanism of these cerebrovascular diseases.

methods3D ultrasound localization microscopy (ULM) is a recently developed technology that can map the microvasculature of the brain at large depth and has been mainly used until now in rodents. In this study, we tested the feasibility of 3D ULM of the nonhuman primate (NHP) brain with a single 256-channel programmable ultrasound scanner.

findingsWe achieved a highly resolved vascular map of the macaque brain at large depth (down to 3 cm) in presence of craniotomy and durectomy using an 8-MHz multiplexed matrix probe. We were able to distinguish vessels as small as 26.9 μm. We also demonstrated that transcranial imaging of the macaque brain at similar depth was feasible using a 3-MHz probe and achieved a resolution of 60 μm.

interpretationThis work paves the way to clinical applications of 3D ULM. In particular, transcranial 3D ULM in humans could become a tool for the non-invasive study and monitoring of the brain cerebrovascular changes occurring in neurological diseases.

fundingThis work was supported by the New Frontier in Research Fund (NFRFE-2022-00590), by the Canada Foundation for Innovation under grant 38095, by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) under discovery grant RGPIN-2020-06786, by Brain Canada under grant PSG2019, and by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) under grant PJT-156047 and MPI-452530. Computing support was provided by the Digital Research Alliance of Canada.

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BrainImaging, Three-DimensionalMicroscopyAnimalsCerebrovascular CirculationUltrasonography3D ultrasound imagingNonhuman primateSuper-resolution ultrasound imagingTranscranial imagingUltrasound localization microscopy

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PMID39708427
PMCPMC11730257

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