Task Progress:
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The bubble detection technique exploits the resonance properties of bubbles to detect and size them using two ultrasound frequencies. Over the years, several approaches have been used to address the various tasks of the project.
* Micropipette-generated bubbles of optically-verifiable sizes were used as a standard with which to calibrate and validate the intravascular bubble sizing capability of the instrument. This work has been completed and presented in abstract form. It is being prepared for publication.
* Definity® stabilized bubble-based ultrasound contrast agent were used as a known source of nonlinear bubble mixing signal for tissue bubble detection validation. Solid polymer microspheres were used as comparative standard since they reflect ultrasound but do not produce nonlinear mixing signals characteristic of bubbles. Solutions of known concentrations of ultrasound contrast agent and solid polymer microspheres were injected into the thigh of an anesthetized swine and imaged using the dual-frequency ultrasound bubble detection and sizing device. These results have been published in the journal Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine.
* A swine model of decompression sickness was used to produce nitrogen bubbles in tissue and blood. Anesthetized pigs weighing 20 kg were exposed to 4.5 ATA for 120 minutes and then brought to 1 ATA. This work has been completed and presented in abstract form. It is being prepared for publication.
* Exercise was used as a mechanism to increase levels of pre-existing extravascular bubbles in human subjects. This work has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Applied Physiology.
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Abstracts for Journals and Proceedings
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Bollinger BR, Phillips SD, Donoghue TG, Wilbur JC, Knaus DA, Magari PJ, Buckey JC. "Dual-frequency ultrasound detection and sizing of 20-200 micron bubbles for studying decompression sickness." 79th Aerospace Medical Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, MA, May 12-15, 2008. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2008 Mar;79(3):317. , Mar-2008
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Abstracts for Journals and Proceedings
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Donoghue TG, Bollinger BR, Wilbur JC, Phillips SD, Alvarenga DL, Knaus DA, Magari PJ, Buckey JC. "Decompression-induced tissue bubbles detected using dual-frequency ultrasound." 80th Aerospace Medical Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, May 3-7 2009. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2009 Mar;80(3):290. , Mar-2009
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Abstracts for Journals and Proceedings
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Wilbur JC, Bollinger BR, Donoghue TG, Phillips SD, Knaus DA, Buckey JC, Magari PJ. "Evaluation of technologies for non-invasive tissue bubble detection." 79th Aerospace Medical Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, MA, May 12-15, 2008. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2008 Mar;79(3):317. , Mar-2008
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Abstracts for Journals and Proceedings
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Wilbur JC, Phillips SD, Donoghue TG, Alvarenga DL, Knaus DA, Magari PJ, Buckey JC. "Signals consistent with microbubbles detected in normal human subjects after exercise." 2009 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, June 25-27, 2009. 2009 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Association Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, June 25-27, 2009. , Jun-2009
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Articles in Peer-reviewed Journals
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Bollinger BR, Wilbur JC, Donoghue TG, Phillips SD, Knaus DA, Magari PJ, Alvarenga DL, Buckey JC. "Dual-frequency ultrasound detection of stationary microbubbles in tissue." Undersea Hyperb Med. 2009 Mar-Apr;36(2):127-36. PMID: 19462752 , Apr-2009
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Articles in Peer-reviewed Journals
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Buckey JC, Knaus DA, Alvarenga DL, Kenton MA, Magari PJ. "Dual-frequency ultrasound for detecting and sizing bubbles." Acta Astronaut. 2005 May-Jun;56(9-12):1041-7. PMID: 15835064 , Jun-2005
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Articles in Peer-reviewed Journals
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Wilbur JC, Phillips SD, Donoghue TG, Alvarenga DL, Knaus DA, Magari PJ, Buckey JC. "Signals consistent with microbubbles detected in legs of normal human subjects after exercise." J Appl Physiol. 2010 Feb;108(2):240-4. Epub 2009 Oct 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00615.2009 ; PubMed PMID: 19875715 (NOTE: Originally reported as J Appl Physiol. 2009 Oct 29. [Epub ahead of print] ; October 2009) , Feb-2010
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Articles in Peer-reviewed Journals
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Florian JP, Baisch FJ, Heer M, Pawelczyk JA. "Caloric restriction decreases orthostatic tolerance independently from 6° head-down bedrest." PLoS One. 2015 Apr 27;10(4):e0118812. eCollection 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118812 ; PubMed PMID: 25915488; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4411149 , Apr-2015
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Articles in Peer-reviewed Journals
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Florian JP, Baisch FJ, Heer M, Pawelczyk JA. "Caloric restriction diminishes the pressor response to static exercise." Extrem Physiol Med. 2016 Jan 20;5:2. eCollection 2016. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13728-016-0043-3 ; PubMed PMID: 26793301; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4719559 , Jan-2016
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