Programmable scanning diffuse speckle contrast imaging of cerebral blood flow

Fuente: arXiv
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Akbari, Faezeh, Liu, Xuhui, Hamedi, Fatemeh, Mohtasebi, Mehrana, Chen, Lei, Yu, Guoqiang
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
Subjects:
Online Access:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866913477196513280
author Akbari, Faezeh
Liu, Xuhui
Hamedi, Fatemeh
Mohtasebi, Mehrana
Chen, Lei
Yu, Guoqiang
author_facet Akbari, Faezeh
Liu, Xuhui
Hamedi, Fatemeh
Mohtasebi, Mehrana
Chen, Lei
Yu, Guoqiang
contents Significance: Cerebral blood flow (CBF) imaging is crucial for diagnosing cerebrovascular diseases. However, existing large neuroimaging techniques with high cost, low sampling rate, and poor mobility make them unsuitable for continuous and longitudinal CBF monitoring at the bedside. Aim: This study aimed to develop a low-cost, portable, programmable scanning diffuse speckle contrast imaging (PS-DSCI) technology for fast, high-density, and depth-sensitive imaging of CBF in rodents. Approach: The PS-DSCI employed a programmable digital micromirror device (DMD) for remote line-shape laser (785 nm) scanning on tissue surface and synchronized a 2D camera for capturing boundary diffuse laser speckle contrasts. New algorithms were developed to address deformations of line-shape scanning, thus minimizing CBF reconstruction artifacts. The PS-DSCI was examined in head-simulating phantoms and adult mice. Results: The PS-DSCI enables resolving Intralipid particle flow contrasts at different tissue depths. In vivo experiments in adult mice demonstrated the capability of PS-DSCI to image global/regional CBF variations induced by 8% CO2 inhalation and transient carotid artery ligations. Conclusions: Compared to conventional point scanning, the line scanning in PS-DSCI significantly increases spatiotemporal resolution. The high sampling rate of PS-DSCI is crucial for capturing rapid CBF changes while high spatial resolution is important for visualizing brain vasculature.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2408_12715
institution arXiv
publishDate 2024
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Programmable scanning diffuse speckle contrast imaging of cerebral blood flow
Akbari, Faezeh
Liu, Xuhui
Hamedi, Fatemeh
Mohtasebi, Mehrana
Chen, Lei
Yu, Guoqiang
Tissues and Organs
Significance: Cerebral blood flow (CBF) imaging is crucial for diagnosing cerebrovascular diseases. However, existing large neuroimaging techniques with high cost, low sampling rate, and poor mobility make them unsuitable for continuous and longitudinal CBF monitoring at the bedside. Aim: This study aimed to develop a low-cost, portable, programmable scanning diffuse speckle contrast imaging (PS-DSCI) technology for fast, high-density, and depth-sensitive imaging of CBF in rodents. Approach: The PS-DSCI employed a programmable digital micromirror device (DMD) for remote line-shape laser (785 nm) scanning on tissue surface and synchronized a 2D camera for capturing boundary diffuse laser speckle contrasts. New algorithms were developed to address deformations of line-shape scanning, thus minimizing CBF reconstruction artifacts. The PS-DSCI was examined in head-simulating phantoms and adult mice. Results: The PS-DSCI enables resolving Intralipid particle flow contrasts at different tissue depths. In vivo experiments in adult mice demonstrated the capability of PS-DSCI to image global/regional CBF variations induced by 8% CO2 inhalation and transient carotid artery ligations. Conclusions: Compared to conventional point scanning, the line scanning in PS-DSCI significantly increases spatiotemporal resolution. The high sampling rate of PS-DSCI is crucial for capturing rapid CBF changes while high spatial resolution is important for visualizing brain vasculature.
title Programmable scanning diffuse speckle contrast imaging of cerebral blood flow
topic Tissues and Organs
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.12715