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Whole-organ 3D ultrasound micro-flow imaging: from basics physics to clinical proof-of-concept on cardiac and cerebral diseases

Descripción del proyecto

Imágenes tridimensionales del flujo sanguíneo en el corazón y el encéfalo

El sistema vascular o circulatorio contiene una amplia red de vasos pequeños y grandes que transportan la sangre y la linfa por todo el cuerpo. Supervisar el flujo sanguíneo es primordial para el diagnóstico rápido de disfunciones y enfermedades de la microcirculación. El proyecto MicroflowLife, financiado por el Consejo Europeo de Investigación, tiene como objetivo mejorar un método de microscopía de ultrasonidos no invasivo previamente desarrollado que puede cuantificar el flujo sanguíneo en los órganos. Los investigadores planean ampliar la aplicabilidad de la tecnología a la obtención de imágenes tridimensionales de la microcirculación a través de los huesos, lo que supone un reto. El sistema MicroflowLife permitirá que los médicos supervisen el flujo sanguíneo en el corazón y el encéfalo de pacientes con enfermedades cardiovasculares o tumores encefálicos.

Objetivo

Blood circulation is essential to organs functions and occurs through a complex network of vessels with diameters varying from several millimetres for large arteries to only a few microns for small capillaries. Dysfunctions in the microcirculation are early markers of many diseases, which are however diagnosed at later stage, when observable symptoms become visible at larger scales. Mapping blood flows across several spatial scales at depth in organs is therefore crucial for early diagnosis and monitoring of diseases, but it remains a major challenge in clinical medical imaging. Our laboratory Physics for Medicine Paris has introduced in 2015 ultrasound localization microscopy (ULM), a non-invasive method to map and quantify blood flows at depth in organs down to a micron scale resolution, opening avenues for medical imaging. However, 2D ULM is highly operator-dependent because probe positioning is critical to view the appropriate cross-section. Imaging the whole-organ in 3D is therefore crucial for clinical practice, and for a comprehensive investigation of organs functions. Capturing large 3D volumes through the bones such as the skull or the rib cage is a further challenge in ultrasound imaging: acoustic energy losses due to reflection and distortion of ultrasound waves at the bone interface significantly reduce the imaging sensitivity. The objective of MicroflowLife is to develop ultrasensitive 3D ULM through bones for mapping the microcirculation of the whole-heart and the whole-brain. Our approach relies on the development of novel ultrasonic multi-lens probes, combined with new acquisition sequences and processing methods. Our technology and methods will be first validated in vitro and in vivo, and then translated clinically in first-in-human studies. Feasibility of cardiac and cerebral applications will be assessed in two morbid diseases associated with microcirculation alteration: coronary microvascular dysfunction and brain glioblastoma tumors.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

CORDIS clasifica los proyectos con EuroSciVoc, una taxonomía plurilingüe de ámbitos científicos, mediante un proceso semiautomático basado en técnicas de procesamiento del lenguaje natural.

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Régimen de financiación

HORIZON-ERC - HORIZON ERC Grants

Institución de acogida

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE
Aportación neta de la UEn
€ 1 500 000,00
Dirección
RUE DE TOLBIAC 101
75654 Paris
Francia

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Región
Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris
Tipo de actividad
Research Organisations
Enlaces
Coste total
€ 1 500 000,00

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