Ultrasound

Location

Paul O'Gorman Building, Bloomsbury.

Available to

Academic and industry collaborators.

Prices

From £100 per hour.

Applications for Ultrasound

• Cardiovascular research
  • b-mode for chamber volumes, ejection fraction and LV mass
  • m-mode and anatomical m-mode for fractional shortening
  • pulse wave Doppler for atrial, aortic, and carotid flow
  • colour and power Doppler for blood flow quantification & anatomical identification
  • needle guidance for closed chest intracardiac injections
• Cancer research
  • 3D tumour volumes
  • Tumour perfusion
• Developmental research
  • 3D imaging of embryos in situ
  • Monitoring brain development
  • Measuring cardiac function
• Image guided injections
• 3D visualisation
• Neurobiology
• Blood flow analysis
• Hepatology
• Nephrology
• Ophthalmology

Ultrasound Imaging modes

2D

1. Superb B-Mode (2D) imaging for anatomical visualization and quantification, with enhanced temporal resolution with frame rates up to 740 fps (in 2D for a 4x4 mm FOV), and enhanced image uniformity with multiple focal zones
2. M-Mode for visualization and quantification of wall motion in cardiovascular research, single line acquisition allows for the very high-temporal (1000 fps) resolution necessary for analysis of LV function
3. Anatomical M-Mode for adjustable anatomical orientation in reconstructed M-Mode imaging; software automatically optimizes field of view for maximum frame rate.

Doppler Mode

1. Pulsed-Wave Doppler Mode (PW) for quantification of blood flow
2. Color Doppler Mode for detection of  blood vessels including flow directional information and mean velocities; as well as for identification of small vessels not visible in B-Mode.

3D

1. 3D-Mode Imaging for anatomical and vascular visualization, when combined with either B-Mode, Power Doppler Mode or Nonlinear Contrast Imaging. This allows for quantification of volume and vascularity within a defined anatomical structure.