Publications by authors named "Hailee Mayer"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to understand microvascular flow in children with chronic liver disease (CLD), emphasizing the need for better diagnostic tools.
- Two innovative methods were employed: microvasculature texture analysis and quantitative microvascular flow analysis, which included detailed examination of liver images from both CLD patients and healthy individuals.
- Results showed distinctive patterns in blood vessel arrangement and perfusion characteristics among different liver diseases, highlighting the potential of these techniques to improve diagnostic accuracy in pediatric liver conditions.
Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the subharmonic response of Lumason (also known as SonoVue; Bracco, Milan, Italy) to static and dynamic ambient pressures, with a direct comparison to Sonazoid (GE HealthCare, Oslo, Norway) and Definity (Lantheus Medical Imaging, MA, USA). The subharmonic responses of contrast agents can be exploited to perform subharmonic-aided pressure estimation.
Methods: The subharmonic response of each ultrasound contrast agent was evaluated in both a static and dynamic tank using a commercially available Logiq E10 clinical ultrasound scanner (GE HealthCare) equipped with subharmonic imaging (SHI) and an acoustic power-optimization algorithm.