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Pharmacokinetic Modeling of the Second-Wave Phenomenon in Nanobubble-Based Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound

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With a typical 100–500 nm diameter, nanobubbles are a promising new-generation ultrasound contrast agent that paves ways for several applications, such as efficient drug delivery, molecular imaging, and assessment of… Click to show full abstract

With a typical 100–500 nm diameter, nanobubbles are a promising new-generation ultrasound contrast agent that paves ways for several applications, such as efficient drug delivery, molecular imaging, and assessment of vascular permeability. Due to their unique physical properties, nanobubbles exhibit distinct in vivo pharmacokinetics. We have shown that the first pass of the nanobubble bolus is usually accompanied by the appearance of a second bolus (wave) within a time range of about 15 minutes. Such phenomenon, to the best of our knowledge, has never been observed with conventional microbubbles and smaller molecular contrast agents used in MRI and CT. In a previous study, we showed the potential of this phenomenon in supporting cancer diagnosis. This study focuses on developing a new compartmental pharmacokinetic model that can be used to interpret the second-wave phenomenon. With this model, we can analyze more in-depth the roles of several physiological factors affecting the characteristics of the second-wave phenomenon.

Keywords: second wave; contrast; pharmacokinetic modeling; wave phenomenon

Journal Title: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
Year Published: 2022

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