Noninvasive three‐dimensional power Doppler imaging for the assessment of acute cerebral blood flow alteration in a mouse model of subarachnoid haemorrhage
Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology
Published online on September 21, 2018
Abstract
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Summary
We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a noninvasive method of cerebral blood flow (CBF) measurement using high‐frequency power Doppler ultrasound imaging in a mouse model of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). The 3‐dimensionally (3D) reconstructed blood flow signals (%vascularity) within the brain volume of the middle cerebral artery territory correlated well with reference parameters, baseline carotid artery blood flow (r2= 0.52, P < 0.0001) and normalized CBF changes (r2= 0.74 P < 0.0001). These data suggest that the 3D power Doppler analysis may have potential for reflecting real‐time CBF changes during the acute phase of experimental SAH, which may be applicable to preclinical studies on early brain injury.
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