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Ponomarchuk E, Tsysar S, Kvashennikova A, Chupova D, Pestova P, Danilova N, Malkov P, Buravkov S, Khokhlova V. Pilot Study on Boiling Histotripsy Treatment of Human Leiomyoma Ex Vivo. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2024:S0301-5629(24)00207-2. [PMID: 38762389 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2024.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE As an alternative to surgical excision and magnetic resonance-guided thermal high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of uterine leiomyoma, this work was aimed at pilot feasibility demonstration of use of ultrasound-guided boiling histotripsy for non-invasive non-thermal fractionation of human uterine leiomyoma ex vivo. METHODS A custom-made sector ultrasound transducer of 1.5-MHz operating frequency and nominal f-number F# = 0.75 was used to produce a volumetric lesion (two layers of 5 × 5 foci with a 1 mm step) in surgically resected human leiomyoma ex vivo. A sequence of 10 ms pulses (P+/P-/As = 157/-25/170 MPa in situ) with 1% duty cycle was delivered N = 30 times per focus under B-mode guidance. The treatment outcome was evaluated via B-mode imaging and histologically with hematoxylin and eosin and Masson's trichrome staining. RESULTS The treatment was successfully performed in less than 30 min and resulted in formation of a rectangular lesion visualized on B-mode images during the sonication as an echogenic region, which sustained for about 10 min post-treatment. Histology revealed loss of cellular structure, necrotic debris and globules of degenerated collagen in the target volume surrounded by injured smooth muscle cells. CONCLUSION The pilot experiment described here indicates that boiling histotripsy is feasible for non-invasive mechanical disintegration of human uterine leiomyoma ex vivo under B-mode guidance, encouraging further investigation and optimization of this potential clinical application of boiling histotripsy.
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- Physics Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Physics Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Physics Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Medical Research and Educational Center, Moscow, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Medical Research and Educational Center, Moscow, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Fundamental Medicine, Moscow, Russia
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- Physics Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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Verma Y, Perera Molligoda Arachchige AS. Advances in Tumor Management: Harnessing the Potential of Histotripsy. Radiol Imaging Cancer 2024; 6:e230159. [PMID: 38639585 PMCID: PMC11148838 DOI: 10.1148/rycan.230159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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Tissue ablation techniques have long been used in clinical settings to treat various oncologic diseases. However, many of these techniques are invasive and can cause substantial adverse effects. Histotripsy is a noninvasive, nonionizing, nonthermal tissue ablation technique that has the potential to replace surgical interventions in various clinical settings. Histotripsy works by delivering high-intensity focused ultrasound waves to target tissue. These waves create cavitation bubbles within tissues that rapidly expand and collapse, thereby mechanically fractionating the tissue into acellular debris that is subsequently absorbed by the body's immune system. Preclinical and clinical studies have demonstrated the efficacy of histotripsy in treating a range of diseases, including liver, pancreatic, renal, and prostate tumors. Safety outcomes of histotripsy have been generally favorable, with minimal adverse effects reported. However, further studies are needed to optimize the technique and understand its long-term effects. This review aims to discuss the importance of histotripsy as a noninvasive tissue ablation technique, the preclinical and clinical literature on histotripsy and its safety, and the potential applications of histotripsy in clinical practice. Keywords: Tumor Microenvironment, Ultrasound-High-Intensity Focused (HIFU), Ablation Techniques, Abdomen/GI, Genital/Reproductive, Nonthermal Tissue Ablation, Histotripsy, Clinical Trials, Preclinical Applications, Focused Ultrasound © RSNA, 2024.
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Ponomarchuk E, Thomas G, Song M, Krokhmal A, Kvashennikova A, Wang YN, Khokhlova V, Khokhlova T. Histology-based quantification of boiling histotripsy outcomes via ResNet-18 network: Towards mechanical dose metrics. ULTRASONICS 2024; 138:107225. [PMID: 38141356 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2023.107225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
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This work was focused on the newly developed ultrasonic approach for non-invasive surgery - boiling histotripsy (BH) - recently proposed for mechanical ablation of tissues using pulsed high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). The BH lesion is known to depend in size and shape on exposure parameters and mechanical properties, structure and composition of tissue being treated. The aim of this work was to advance the concept of BH dose by investigating quantitative relationships between the parameters of the lesion, pulsing protocols, and targeted tissue properties. A HIFU focus of a 1.5 MHz 256-element array driven by power-enhanced Verasonics system was electronically steered along the grid within 12 × 4 × 12 mm volume to produce volumetric lesions in porcine liver (soft, with abundant collagenous structures) and bovine myocardium (stiff, homogenous cellular) ex vivo tissues with various pulsing protocols (1-10 ms pulses, 1-15 pulses per point). Quantification of the lesion size and completeness was performed through serial histological sectioning, and a computer vision approach using a combination of manual and automated detection of fully fractionated and residual tissue based on neural network ResNet-18 was developed. Histological sample fixation led to underestimation of BH ablation rate compared to the ultrasound-based estimations, and provided similar qualitative feedback as did gross inspection. This suggests that gross observation may be sufficient for qualitatively evaluating the BH treatment completeness. BH efficiency in liver tissue was shown to be insensitive to the changes in pulsing protocol within the tested parameter range, whereas in bovine myocardium the efficiency increased with either increasing pulse length or number of pulses per point or both. The results imply that one universal mechanical dose metric applicable to an arbitrary tissue type is unlikely to be established. The dose metric as a product of the BH pulse duration and the number of pulses per sonication point (BHD1) was shown to be more relevant for initial planning of fractionation of collagenous tissues. The dose metric as a number of pulses per point (BHD2) is more suitable for the treatment planning of softer targets primarily containing cellular tissue, allowing for significant acceleration of treatment using shorter pulses.
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- Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Physics Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Physics Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation; Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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Rosnitskiy PB, Tsysar SA, Karzova MM, Buravkov SV, Malkov PG, Danilova NV, Ponomarchuk EM, Sapozhnikov OA, Khokhlova TD, Schade GR, Maxwell AD, Wang YN, Kadrev AV, Chernyaev AL, Okhobotov DA, Kamalov AA, Khokhlova VA. Pilot ex vivo study on non-thermal ablation of human prostate adenocarcinoma tissue using boiling histotripsy. ULTRASONICS 2023; 133:107029. [PMID: 37207594 PMCID: PMC10438901 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2023.107029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Focused ultrasound technologies are of growing interest for noninvasive ablation of localized prostate cancer (PCa). Here we present the results of the first case study evaluating the feasibility of non-thermal mechanical ablation of human prostate adenocarcinoma tissue using the boiling histotripsy (BH) method on ex vivo tissue. High intensity focused ultrasound field was generated using a 1.5-MHz custom-made transducer with nominal F#=0.75. A sonication protocol of 734 W acoustic power, 10-ms long BH-pulses, 30 pulses per focal spot, 1 % duty cycle, and 1 mm distance between single foci was tested in an ex vivo human prostate tissue sample containing PCa. The protocol used here has been successfully applied in the previous BH studies for mechanical disintegration of ex vivo prostatic human tissue with benign hyperplasia. BH treatment was monitored using B-mode ultrasound. Post-treatment histologic analysis demonstrated BH produced liquefaction of the targeted tissue volume. BH treated benign prostate parenchyma and PCa had similar tissue fractionation into subcellular fragments. The results of the study demonstrated that PCa tumor tissue can be mechanically ablated using the BH method. Further studies will aim on optimizing protocol parameters to accelerate treatment while maintaining complete destruction of the targeted tissue volume into subcellular debris.
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- P B Rosnitskiy
- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Physics Faculty, Moscow, Russia.
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Physics Faculty, Moscow, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Physics Faculty, Moscow, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Fundamental Medicine, Moscow, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Medical Research and Educational Center, Moscow, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Medical Research and Educational Center, Moscow, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Physics Faculty, Moscow, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Physics Faculty, Moscow, Russia; University of Washington, Applied Physics Laboratory, Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Urology, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Urology, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington, Applied Physics Laboratory, Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Medical Research and Educational Center, Moscow, Russia; Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Diagnostic Ultrasound Division, Moscow, Russia
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- Pulmonology Scientific Research Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- University of Washington, Applied Physics Laboratory, Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington, Applied Physics Laboratory, Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Physics Faculty, Moscow, Russia; University of Washington, Applied Physics Laboratory, Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound, Seattle, WA, USA
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Thomas GPL, Khokhlova TD, Sapozhnikov OA, Khokhlova VA. Enhancement of Boiling Histotripsy by Steering the Focus Axially During the Pulse Delivery. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ULTRASONICS, FERROELECTRICS, AND FREQUENCY CONTROL 2023; 70:865-875. [PMID: 37318967 PMCID: PMC10671942 DOI: 10.1109/tuffc.2023.3286759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Boiling histotripsy (BH) is a pulsed high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) method relying on the generation of high-amplitude shocks at the focus, localized enhanced shock-wave heating, and bubble activity driven by shocks to induce tissue liquefaction. BH uses sequences of 1-20 ms long pulses with shock fronts of over 60 MPa amplitude, initiates boiling at the focus of the HIFU transducer within each pulse, and the remainder shocks of the pulse then interact with the boiling vapor cavities. One effect of this interaction is the creation of a prefocal bubble cloud due to reflection of shocks from the initially generated mm-sized cavities: the shocks are inverted when reflected from a pressure-release cavity wall resulting in sufficient negative pressure to reach intrinsic cavitation threshold in front of the cavity. Secondary clouds then form due to shock-wave scattering from the first one. Formation of such prefocal bubble clouds has been known as one of the mechanisms of tissue liquefaction in BH. Here, a methodology is proposed to enlarge the axial dimension of this bubble cloud by steering the HIFU focus toward the transducer after the initiation of boiling until the end of each BH pulse and thus to accelerate treatment. A BH system comprising a 1.5 MHz 256-element phased array connected to a Verasonics V1 system was used. High-speed photography of BH sonications in transparent gels was performed to observe the extension of the bubble cloud resulting from shock reflections and scattering. Volumetric BH lesions were then generated in ex vivo tissue using the proposed approach. Results showed up to almost threefold increase of the tissue ablation rate with axial focus steering during the BH pulse delivery compared to standard BH.
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Aliabouzar M, Quesada C, Chan ZQ, Fowlkes JB, Franceschi RT, Putnam AJ, Fabiilli ML. Acoustic droplet vaporization for on-demand modulation of microporosity in smart hydrogels. Acta Biomater 2023; 164:195-208. [PMID: 37121372 PMCID: PMC10538466 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2023.04.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Microporosity in hydrogels is critical for directing tissue formation and function. We have developed a fibrin-based smart hydrogel, termed an acoustically responsive scaffold (ARS), which responds to focused ultrasound in a spatiotemporally controlled, user-defined manner. ARSs are highly flexible platforms due to the inclusion of phase-shift droplets and their tunable response to ultrasound through a mechanism termed acoustic droplet vaporization (ADV). Here, we demonstrated that ADV enabled consistent generation of micropores in ARSs, throughout the entire thickness (∼5.5 mm), utilizing perfluorooctane phase-shift droplets. Size characteristics of the generated micropores were quantified in response to critical parameters including acoustic properties, droplet size, and shear elastic modulus of fibrin using confocal microscopy. The findings showed that the length of the generated micropores correlated directly with excitation frequency, peak rarefactional pressure, pulse duration, droplet size, and indirectly with the shear elastic modulus of the fibrin matrix. The ADV-generated micropores in ARSs were further compared with cavitation-mediated micropores in fibrin gels without droplets. Additionally, the Keller-Miksis equation was used to predict an upper bound for micropore formation in ARSs at varying driving frequencies and droplet sizes. Finally, our in vivo studies showed that host cell migration following ADV-induced micropore formation was frequency-dependent, with up to 2.6 times higher cell migration at lower frequencies. Overall, these findings demonstrate a new potential application of ADV in hydrogels. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Interconnected micropores within a hydrogel can facilitate many cell-mediated processes. Most techniques for generating micropores are typically not biocompatible or do not enable controlled, in situ micropore formation. We used an ultrasound-based technique, termed acoustic droplet vaporization, to generate microporosity in smart hydrogels termed acoustically responsive scaffolds (ARSs). ARSs contain a fibrin matrix doped with a phase-shift droplet. We demonstrate that unique acoustic properties of phase-shift droplets can be tailored to yield spatiotemporally controlled, on-demand micropore formation. Additionally, the size characteristics of the ultrasound-generated micropores can be modulated by tuning ultrasound parameters, droplet properties, and bulk elastic properties of fibrin. Finally, we demonstrate significant, frequency-dependent host cell migration in subcutaneously implanted ARSs in mice following ultrasound-induced micropore formation in situ.
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- Mitra Aliabouzar
- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Applied Physics Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Dental School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Applied Physics Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Williams RP, Simon JC, Khokhlova VA, Sapozhnikov OA, Khokhlova TD. The histotripsy spectrum: differences and similarities in techniques and instrumentation. Int J Hyperthermia 2023; 40:2233720. [PMID: 37460101 PMCID: PMC10479943 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2023.2233720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Since its inception about two decades ago, histotripsy - a non-thermal mechanical tissue ablation technique - has evolved into a spectrum of methods, each with distinct potentiating physical mechanisms: intrinsic threshold histotripsy, shock-scattering histotripsy, hybrid histotripsy, and boiling histotripsy. All methods utilize short, high-amplitude pulses of focused ultrasound delivered at a low duty cycle, and all involve excitation of violent bubble activity and acoustic streaming at the focus to fractionate tissue down to the subcellular level. The main differences are in pulse duration, which spans microseconds to milliseconds, and ultrasound waveform shape and corresponding peak acoustic pressures required to achieve the desired type of bubble activity. In addition, most types of histotripsy rely on the presence of high-amplitude shocks that develop in the pressure profile at the focus due to nonlinear propagation effects. Those requirements, in turn, dictate aspects of the instrument design, both in terms of driving electronics, transducer dimensions and intensity limitations at surface, shape (primarily, the F-number) and frequency. The combination of the optimized instrumentation and the bio-effects from bubble activity and streaming on different tissues, lead to target clinical applications for each histotripsy method. Here, the differences and similarities in the physical mechanisms and resulting bioeffects of each method are reviewed and tied to optimal instrumentation and clinical applications.
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- Randall P Williams
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Graduate Program in Acoustics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Acoustics, Physics Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Acoustics, Physics Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Gannon J, Imran KM, Hendricks-Wenger A, Edwards M, Covell H, Ruger L, Singh N, Nagai-Singer M, Tintera B, Eden K, Mendiratta-Lala M, Vidal-Jove J, Luyimbazi D, Larson M, Clark-Deener S, Coutermarsh-Ott S, Allen IC, Vlaisavljevich E. Ultrasound-guided noninvasive pancreas ablation using histotripsy: feasibility study in an in vivo porcine model. Int J Hyperthermia 2023; 40:2247187. [PMID: 37643768 PMCID: PMC10839746 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2023.2247187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Pancreatic cancer is a malignant disease associated with poor survival and nearly 80% present with unresectable tumors. Treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy have shown overall improved survival benefits, albeit limited. Histotripsy is a noninvasive, non-ionizing, and non-thermal focused ultrasound ablation modality that has shown efficacy in treating hepatic tumors and other malignancies. In this novel study, we investigate histotripsy for noninvasive pancreas ablation in a pig model. In two studies, histotripsy was applied to the healthy pancreas in 11 pigs using a custom 32-element, 500 kHz histotripsy transducer attached to a clinical histotripsy system, with treatments guided by real-time ultrasound imaging. A pilot study was conducted in 3 fasted pigs with histotripsy applied at a pulse repetition frequency (PRF) of 500 Hz. Results showed no pancreas visualization on coaxial ultrasound imaging due to overlying intestinal gas, resulting in off-target injury and no pancreas damage. To minimize gas, a second group of pigs (n = 8) were fed a custard diet containing simethicone and bisacodyl. Pigs were euthanized immediately (n = 4) or survived for 1 week (n = 4) post-treatment. Damage to the pancreas and surrounding tissue was characterized using gross morphology, histological analysis, and CT imaging. Results showed histotripsy bubble clouds were generated inside pancreases that were visually maintained on coaxial ultrasound (n = 4), with 2 pigs exhibiting off-target damage. For chronic animals, results showed the treatments were well-tolerated with no complication signs or changes in blood markers. This study provides initial evidence suggesting histotripsy's potential for noninvasive pancreas ablation and warrants further evaluation in more comprehensive studies.
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- Jessica Gannon
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, VA Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, USA
- Graduate Program in Translational Biology, Medicine and Health, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, VA Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, USA
- Graduate Program in Translational Biology, Medicine and Health, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, USA
- DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lincoln Memorial University, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, US
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, VA Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, VA Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Basic Science Education, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Basic Science Education, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA
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- Department of Basic Science Education, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA
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- Interventional Oncology Institute Khuab, Comprehensive Tumor Center, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Basic Science Education, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA
- Department of Surgery, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA, USA
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, USA
- Graduate Program in Translational Biology, Medicine and Health, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, USA
- Department of Basic Science Education, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA
- ICTAS Center for Engineering Health, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, VA Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
- Graduate Program in Translational Biology, Medicine and Health, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, USA
- ICTAS Center for Engineering Health, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
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