Microbubble cavitation signal and decreased BBB opening volume (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Microbubble cavitation signal and decreased BBB opening volume

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In a mouse model study of MRI-guided focused ultrasound-induced blood-brain barrier (BBB) opening at MRI field strengths ranging from ­approximately 0 T (outside the magnetic field) to 4.7 T, the static magnetic field dampened the detected microbubble cavitation signal and decreased the BBB opening volume.

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Washington University in St. Louis

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