Development of a High-speed Multimodal Photoacoustic/Ultrasound System for Functional Imaging of the Neonatal Brain

NCT ID: NCT06139250

Last Updated: 2023-11-18

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Total Enrollment: 140 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-01-01

Brief Summary

In today's medical field, there is a growing emphasis on the development of functional and molecular imaging. Therefore, it has significant technical limitations.

To address this issue, this project aims to develop a high-speed multimodal photoacoustic/ultrasound functional imaging system that provides both structural and functional information of tissue and organs, thus enhancing the accuracy of early screening and diagnosis of neonatal cranial lesions. This imaging technology is entirely non-invasive and does not involve ionizing radiation or contrast agents. Products using the same technology have already received FDA approval and entered clinical use in the United States. We develop a new generation of multimodal photoacoustic/ultrasound functional imaging equipment to reveal the physiological characteristics and structural details of neonatal cranial lesions, offering advantages and complementary information compared to traditional medical imaging methods.

Detailed Description

Medical imaging plays a huge role in clinical diagnosis. At present, the commonly used imaging methods for neonatal brain imaging include ultrasound imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, and CT. Due to the imaging scale, speed, and radiation limitation, large imaging devices such as CT and magnetic resonance imaging usually have limitations in the early screening and diagnosis of neonatal brain lesions. With the advantages of flexibility and convenience, ultrasound has become a common imaging method for neonatal brain organs. However, conventional ultrasound imaging usually only provides structure-related information, and it is difficult to reveal the physiological characteristics of the lesions. Therefore, this project aims to develop a high-speed multi-modal photoacoustic/ultrasound functional imaging system to provide structural and functional information of tissues and organs, thereby improving the accuracy of early screening and diagnosis of neonatal brain lesions. The imaging technique is completely noninvasive and does not use any ionizing radiation or contrast media. A product that uses the same technology as this imaging device has been approved by the FDA and entered the clinic in the United States.

The imaging device consists of two imaging modalities, photoacoustic imaging and ultrasound imaging. Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) can be used to image the optical absorption characteristics of human tissues by safely irradiating the human body with near-infrared light (complying with international safety standards) to produce a short time temperature rise (less than 0.1 degrees Celsius), resulting in a weak ultrasound signal. The ultrasonic imaging principle of the device is the same as that of clinical B-ultrasound, which uses ultrasound to safely irradiate the body (obeying international safety standards) and obtain reflected signals. This project is supported by the Young Scientist Project of Diagnosis and Treatment Equipment of the Key Research and Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology, jointly applied by the research group of Teacher Lin Li from Zhejiang University and the research group of Huang Pin from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine. This project aims to develop a new generation of multimodal photoacoustic/ultrasound functional imaging equipment to reveal the physiological characteristics and structural details of neonatal brain lesions. And traditional medical imaging methods form advantages and information complementary.

Conditions

Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy group

Photoacoustic/ultrasound imaging will be used for neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

No interventions assigned to this group

control group

Photoacoustic/ultrasound imaging will be used for neonates without brain disease

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

① All patients were clinically diagnosed as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. ② infants born within 1-7 days (including 7 days); ③ The gestational age was 37-42 weeks; ④ body weight between 2.5kg and 4kg; ⑤ Color Doppler ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging were performed in all patients. ⑥ Complete clinical records

Exclusion Criteria

① Children with contraindications to MRI examination; ② Brain tumor, congenital heart disease; ③ unclear clinical diagnosis; ④ a definite history of intrauterine infection; ⑤ image quality affects the diagnosis of newborns; ⑥ Lack of complete clinical medical records.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 1 Day
• Maximum Eligible Age: 7 Days
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Pintong Huang

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University

Locations

Department of Ultrasound, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Countries

China

Central Contacts

yajing Liu

Role: CONTACT

liuyajing@zju.edu.cn

18805064970

Other Identifiers

2023-brain

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id