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ArticleScientific reports2025

Human lymph node microvascular imaging using a fast contrast-free super-resolution ultrasound technique.

Mostafa Amin Naji, Nathalie Sarup Panduro, Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Tabatabaei Majd, Lauge Naur Hansen, Iman Taghavi, Amy McDermott, Carsten Gundlach, Borislav Gueorguiev Tomov, Michael Bachmann Nielsen, Charlotte Mehlin Sørensen and 1 more

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Mostafa Amin Naji *Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark. mamna@dtu.dk.
Nathalie Sarup Panduro *Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Tabatabaei MajdDepartment of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
Lauge Naur HansenDepartment of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
Iman TaghaviDepartment of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
Amy McDermottDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Carsten GundlachDepartment of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
Borislav Gueorguiev TomovDepartment of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
Michael Bachmann NielsenDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Charlotte Mehlin SørensenDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jørgen Arendt JensenDepartment of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.

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The European Research Council's (ERC) Synergy Grant 854796
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Abstract

Lymph nodes play a crucial role in cancer metastasis, and assessing lymph node involvement is essential for patient prognosis and treatment strategies. Super-resolution ultrasound imaging (SRUS), including ultrasound localization microscopy (ULM), has shown promise in visualizing the lymph node microvasculature, however, ULM requires microbubbles injection, monitoring, and long acquisition times. This study investigates the feasibility of using a fast contrast-free SRUS approach based on erythrocytes (SURE) to visualize and quantify the microvasculature in human lymph nodes. The SURE pipeline detects and tracks erythrocyte scatterer peaks to generate high-resolution microvascular images with a resolution of less than half the wavelength in 2 seconds of data acquisition. SURE visualized the microvasculature, flow direction, and velocity in four normal human lymph nodes, detecting vessels as small as 40 μm in diameter and blood flow velocities ranging from 2 to 15 mm/s. The time evolution of SURE images from 0.1 to 10 seconds was demonstrated, and the SURE consistency was validated by processing SURE images of the same lymph node acquired at different time points. The SURE approach offers a fast contrast-free method for assessing human lymph node microvascular characteristics, providing a promising tool for lymph node evaluation in clinical settings.

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Lymph NodesMicrovesselsErythrocytesHumansUltrasonographyBlood flow velocityHuman lymph nodeMicrovascular imagingSuper-resolution ultrasound imaging

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PMID40596649
PMCPMC12218869

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