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Mobile human brain imaging using functional ultrasound.

Sadaf Soloukey, Luuk Verhoef, Frits Mastik, Michael Brown, Geert Springeling, Bastian S Generowicz, Djaina D Satoer, Clemens M F Dirven, Marion Smits, Borbála Hunyadi and 4 more

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Article in Science advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Sadaf SoloukeyDepartment of Neuroscience, Erasmus MC, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-7711-3271
Luuk VerhoefDepartment of Neuroscience, Erasmus MC, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Frits MastikDepartment of Neuroscience, Erasmus MC, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9160-4077
Michael BrownDepartment of Neuroscience, Erasmus MC, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-0153-7403
Geert SpringelingDepartment of Experimental Medical Instrumentation (EMI), Erasmus MC, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0003-9511-9716
Bastian S GenerowiczDepartment of Neuroscience, Erasmus MC, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0002-0103-5910
Djaina D SatoerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Erasmus MC, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-5751-8113
Clemens M F DirvenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Erasmus MC, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-0713-2722
Marion SmitsDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5563-2871
Borbála HunyadiSignal Processing Systems, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 4, 2628 CD, Delft, Netherlands.
Sebastiaan K E KoekkoekDepartment of Neuroscience, Erasmus MC, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-8790-5501
Arnaud J P E VincentDepartment of Neurosurgery, Erasmus MC, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-0865-8272
Chris I De ZeeuwDepartment of Neuroscience, Erasmus MC, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5628-8187
Pieter KruizingaDepartment of Neuroscience, Erasmus MC, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2278-1218

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Imagine being able to study the human brain in real-world scenarios while the subject displays natural behaviors such as locomotion, social interaction, or spatial navigation. The advent of ultrafast ultrasound imaging brings us closer to this goal with functional ultrasound imaging (fUSi), a mobile neuroimaging technique. Here, we present real-time fUSi monitoring of brain activity during walking in a subject with a clinically approved sonolucent skull implant. Our approach uses personalized 3D-printed fUSi helmets for stability, optical tracking for cross-modal validation with functional magnetic resonance imaging, advanced signal processing to estimate hemodynamic responses, and facial tracking of a lick licking paradigm. These combined efforts allowed us to show consistent fUSi signals over 20 months, even during high motion activities such as walking. These results demonstrate the feasibility of fUSi for monitoring brain activity in real-world contexts, marking an important milestone for fUSi-based insights in clinical and neuroscientific research.

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BrainFunctional NeuroimagingAdultBrain MappingHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleUltrasonography

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PMID40532015
PMCPMC12175903

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