Four-dimensional computational ultrasound imaging of brain hemodynamics

Sci Adv. 2024 Jan 19;10(3):eadk7957. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adk7957. Epub 2024 Jan 17.

Abstract

Four-dimensional ultrasound imaging of complex biological systems such as the brain is technically challenging because of the spatiotemporal sampling requirements. We present computational ultrasound imaging (cUSi), an imaging method that uses complex ultrasound fields that can be generated with simple hardware and a physical wave prediction model to alleviate the sampling constraints. cUSi allows for high-resolution four-dimensional imaging of brain hemodynamics in awake and anesthetized mice.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain* / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemodynamics*
  • Mice
  • Ultrasonography
  • Wakefulness