The biological response of rodent kidneys to low frequency, full volume diagnostic contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging: Pilot data

• Main Authors: A. Gloria Nyankima, Sandeep Kasoji, Rachel Cianciolo, Paul A. Dayton, Emily H. Chang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
• Series: Data in Brief
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340919305244
• ISSN: 2352-3409

With the growth of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) clinically, there are concerns about histologic bioeffects in regards to the implementation of high mechanical index (MI) imaging, such as the imaging sequence used for a specific CEUS technique known as flash-replenishment. The data presented are results from a pilot study, which explored flash-replenishment with high and moderate MI imaging sequences at time points of 24 hours and 2 weeks post imaging. This pilot study was followed by a larger study, which can be found in a journal article entitled “Histological and Blood Chemistry Examination of the Rodent Kidney After Exposure to Flash-Replenishment Ultrasound Contrast Imaging” Nyankima et al., 2019. Keywords: Contrast enhanced ultrasound, Ultrasound contrast agents, Microbubble, Bioeffects