Machine learning models based on FEM simulation of hoop mode vibrations to enable ultrasonic cuffless measurement of blood pressure.

Blood pressure (BP) is one of the vital physiological parameters, and its measurement is done routinely for almost all patients who visit hospitals. Cuffless BP measurement has been of great research interest over the last few years. In this paper, we aim to establish a method for cuffless measurement of BP using ultrasound.

Flavoprotein fluorescence elevation is a marker of mitochondrial oxidative stress in patients with retinal disease.

Purpose: Recent studies of glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy have demonstrated that flavoprotein fluorescence (FPF) can be utilized non-invasively as an indicator of mitochondrial oxidative stress in the retina. However, a comprehensive assessment of the validity and reliability of FPF in differentiating between healthy and diseased eyes across multiple disease states is lacking. Here, we evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of FPF in discriminating between healthy and diseased eyes in four leading causes of visual impairment worldwide, one of which has not been previously evaluated using FPF.

Functional Imaging of Mitochondria in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Using Flavoprotein Fluorescence.

Purpose: Oxidative stress-induced mitochondrial dysfunction is implicated in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Oxidized mitochondrial flavoprotein fluorescence (FPF) may serve as a quantifiable biomarker of oxidative stress, reported as either mean score for the entire image (intensity) or variability (heterogeneity). This study examines FPF intensity and heterogeneity across a large patient cohort of various Beckman stages of AMD.

Functional imaging of mitochondria in genetically confirmed retinal dystrophies using flavoprotein fluorescence.

Background: Whether by indirect oxidative stress or direct genetic defect, various genetic retinal dystrophies involve mitochondrial stress. Mitochondrial flavoprotein fluorescence (FPF), reported as either average signal intensity or variability (heterogeneity), may serve as a direct, quantifiable marker of oxidative stress.

Materials And Methods: This observational study enrolled patients with genetically confirmed retinal dystrophies between January and December 2021.

Structural and Metabolic Imaging After Short-term Use of the Balance Goggles System in Glaucoma Patients: A Pilot Study.

Prcis: Short-term use of the Balance Goggles System (BGS) in glaucoma patients was not associated with the observable changes in conventional ocular coherence tomography (OCT) imaging, but metabolic imaging using peripapillary flavoprotein fluorescence (FPF) may represent a useful adjuctive investigation.

Objective: To determine whether the intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering effects of the BGS are accompanied by changes in retinal thickness measured by OCT, retinal vascular density measured by ocular coherence tomography-angiography (OCTA), or novel peripapillary metabolic profiling using FPF measured by a fundus camera.

Design: Prospective comparative case-series.

Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Characterized by Flavoprotein Fluorescence at the Optic Nerve Head.

Purpose: To investigate the presence of flavoprotein fluorescence (FPF) at the optic nerve head (ONH) rim as a marker of mitochondrial dysfunction in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and control eyes.

Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study of patients recruited from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

Participants: A total of 86 eyes (50 eyes of 30 patients with POAG and 36 eyes of 20 control participants) were enrolled.

Functional imaging of mitochondria in retinal diseases using flavoprotein fluorescence.

Mitochondria are critical for cellular energy production and homeostasis. Oxidative stress and associated mitochondrial dysfunction are integral components of the pathophysiology of retinal diseases, including diabetic retinopathy (DR), age-related macular degeneration, and glaucoma. Within mitochondria, flavoproteins are oxidized and reduced and emit a green autofluorescence when oxidized following blue light excitation.

A 32 x 32 capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer array manufactured in standard CMOS.

As ultrasound imagers become increasingly portable and lower cost, breakthroughs in transducer technology will be needed to provide high-resolution, real-time 3-D imaging while maintaining the affordability needed for portable systems. This paper presents a 32 x 32 ultrasound array prototype, manufactured using a CMUT-in-CMOS approach whereby ultrasonic transducer elements and readout circuits are integrated on a single chip using a standard integrated circuit manufacturing process in a commercial CMOS foundry. Only blanket wet-etch and sealing steps are added to complete the MEMS devices after the CMOS process.