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ArticleIEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering2020

The Effect of Laser and Ultrasound Synchronization in Photo-Mediated Ultrasound Therapy.

Yu Qin, Yixin Yu, Xinyi Xie, Wei Zhang, Julia Fu, Yannis M Paulus, Xinmai Yang, Xueding Wang

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Article in IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Photo-Mediated Ultrasound Therapy (PUT) for the Treatment of Deep Cutaneous Vasculature.IEEE open journal of ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control · 2025
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  4. Ultrasound-assisted laser therapy for selective removal of melanoma cells.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2024
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  5. Cutaneous Hypervascularization Treatment Using Photo-Mediated Ultrasound Therapy.JID innovations : skin science from molecules to population health · 2023
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  7. A review on photo-mediated ultrasound therapy.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Yu Qin
Yixin Yu
Xinyi Xie
Wei Zhang
Julia Fu
Yannis M Paulus
Xinmai Yang
Xueding Wang
University of Michigan · USCentral South University · CNJiangsu Province Hospital · CNTongji University · CNUniversity of Kansas · US

Funding

Precisely removing microvessels by photo-mediated ultrasound therapyR01EY029489 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE · PI YANG, XINMAI · 2018 to 2021
$1.8M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY029489
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePhoto-mediated ultrasound therapy (PUT) is a novel, non-invasive, agent-free, highly selective, and precise anti-vascular technique. PUT removes microvessels through promoting cavitation activity precisely in targeted microvessels by applying synchronized nanosecond laser pulses and ultrasound bursts. The synchronization between laser and ultrasound is critical to the outcome of PUT.

methodsThrough theoretical simulation and experimental study, the effect of synchronization between laser pulses and ultrasound bursts on cavitation activity during PUT is evaluated.

resultsBy using a theoretical model, we found that cavitation activity was enhanced when laser pulses and ultrasound bursts were synchronized such that the produced photoacoustic wave overlaid the rarefactional phase of the ultrasound wave. This finding was then verified through in vitro studies where cavitation was monitored by using a passive cavitation detector. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the in vivo treatment outcome of PUT in rabbits was directly related to the synchronization between laser and ultrasound. The anti-vascular effect could only be observed when laser and ultrasound were properly synchronized in vivo.

conclusionPUT is more efficient when the laser-induced photoacoustic wave overlays the rarefactional phase of the ultrasonic wave. SIGNIFICANCE: This is a systematic study to investigate the synchronization effect of PUT, which would be significant for further understanding the mechanism and further improving the treatment efficiency of PUT.

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Ultrasonic TherapyAnimalsLasersRabbitsUltrasonic WavesUltrasonography

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PMID32275582
PMCPMC8183568
OpenAlexW3015337094

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