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ArticleKidney international2020

Ultrasound super-resolution imaging provides a noninvasive assessment of renal microvasculature changes during mouse acute kidney injury.

Qiyang Chen, Jaesok Yu, Brittney M Rush, Sean D Stocker, Roderick J Tan, Kang Kim

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · greenAbstract read
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Article in Kidney international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 61 papers.

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61citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05754814 completednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

SUper-Resolution Ultrasound Imaging of Erythrocytes (SURE) in Normal and Malignant Lymph Nodes

TypeobservationalSponsorRigshospitalet, DenmarkRan2022 to 2026Enrolled20ConditionsHead and Neck Cancer, Lymphoma, Lymph Node MetastasisArmsMalignant lymph nodes
NCT07645599 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Microvasculature Ultrasound Super-resolution in Transplant Delayed Graft Function

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorRoderick TanRan2026 to 2028Enrolled40ConditionsEnd Stage Chronic Renal Failure, Renal Transplant, Microvascular Changes, Microvascular CirculationArmsUltrasound contrast agent (Contrast-enhanced ultrasound), Optison (Perflutren Protein-Type A Microspheres Injectable Suspension), Lumason® contrast agent, DEFINITY®
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 108 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qiyang ChenDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Center for Ultrasound Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics, Department of Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jaesok YuDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Center for Ultrasound Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics, Department of Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Brittney M RushRenal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Sean D StockerRenal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Roderick J TanRenal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Electronic address: tanrj@upmc.edu.
Kang KimDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Center for Ultrasound Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics, Department of Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Electronic address: kangkim@upmc.edu.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Single Nephron and MetabolomicsP30DK079307 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CARATTINO, MARCELO DANIEL · 2008 to 2022
$13.4M
Identification of mechano versus chemo-sensitive renal sensory neurons in hypertensionR01HL152680 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI STOCKER, SEAN D · 2020 to 2023
$2.4M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL152680NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK079307
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a risk factor for the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD). One mechanism for this phenomenon is renal microvascular rarefaction and subsequent chronic impairment in perfusion. However, diagnostic tools to monitor the renal microvasculature in a noninvasive and quantitative manner are still lacking. Ultrasound super-resolution imaging is an emerging technology that can identify microvessels with unprecedented resolution. Here, we applied this imaging technique to identify microvessels in the unilateral ischemia-reperfusion injury mouse model of AKI-to-CKD progression in vivo. Kidneys from 21 and 42 day post- ischemia-reperfusion injury, the contralateral uninjured kidneys, and kidneys from sham-operated mice were examined by ultrasound super-resolution and histology. Renal microvessels were successfully identified by this imaging modality with a resolution down to 32 μm. Renal fibrosis was observed in all kidneys with ischemia-reperfusion injury and was associated with a significant reduction in kidney size, cortical thickness, relative blood volume, and microvascular density as assessed by this imaging. Tortuosity of the cortical microvasculature was also significantly increased at 42 days compared to sham. These vessel density measurements correlated significantly with CD31 immunohistochemistry (R

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Acute Kidney InjuryRenal Insufficiency, ChronicReperfusion InjuryAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalKidneyMiceMicrovesselsacute kidney injurychronic kidney diseasediagnostic imagingfibrosismicrovascular rarefactionultrasound super-resolution

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PMID32600826
PMCPMC7387159
OpenAlexW3009998862

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