OBJECTIVES: To explore the haemostatic effects of microbubble-enhanced ultrasound (MEUS) at a very low acoustic intensity on the bleeding liver of rabbits. METHODS: Liver incisions made on 20 rabbits were treated with a pulsed therapeutic ultrasound transducer. The transducer was operated at 831 KHz with an acoustic intensity of 0.4 W/cm(2). The treatment was coordinated with intravenous injection of microbubbles. Ultrasound only and sham treatment served as the controls. Visual bleeding score and 10-min bleeding volume were evaluated for haemostatic efficacy. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) was performed to assess the liver perfusion. Nine treated livers were harvested for acute histological examination. RESULTS: Regarding the bleeding incisions made on rabbit livers, the haemorrhage stopped immediately after 2 min of MEUS treatment but bleeding continued in the controls treated by ultrasound or microbubble injection alone. The bleeding scores and the 10-min haemorrhagic volumes dropped significantly in the MEUS group compared with those of the controls (p < 0.01). The mechanism of MEUS haemostasis appears to involve the extensive swelling of hepatocytes and the haemorrhage of the portal area, which formed a joint compression on the regional liver circulation. CONCLUSIONS: Low acoustic intensity MEUS might provide a novel method for liver haemostasis. KEY POINTS: • This animal experiment demonstrates a novel method of controlling hepatic haemorrhage • The treatment uses therapeutic ultrasound during enhancement with intravenous microbubbles • This combined therapy was more effective than ultrasound or intravenous microbubbles alone • More work is required with larger animals before potential human trials.
OBJECTIVES: To explore the haemostatic effects of microbubble-enhanced ultrasound (MEUS) at a very low acoustic intensity on the bleeding liver of rabbits. METHODS: Liver incisions made on 20 rabbits were treated with a pulsed therapeutic ultrasound transducer. The transducer was operated at 831 KHz with an acoustic intensity of 0.4 W/cm(2). The treatment was coordinated with intravenous injection of microbubbles. Ultrasound only and sham treatment served as the controls. Visual bleeding score and 10-min bleeding volume were evaluated for haemostatic efficacy. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) was performed to assess the liver perfusion. Nine treated livers were harvested for acute histological examination. RESULTS: Regarding the bleeding incisions made on rabbit livers, the haemorrhage stopped immediately after 2 min of MEUS treatment but bleeding continued in the controls treated by ultrasound or microbubble injection alone. The bleeding scores and the 10-min haemorrhagic volumes dropped significantly in the MEUS group compared with those of the controls (p < 0.01). The mechanism of MEUS haemostasis appears to involve the extensive swelling of hepatocytes and the haemorrhage of the portal area, which formed a joint compression on the regional liver circulation. CONCLUSIONS: Low acoustic intensity MEUS might provide a novel method for liver haemostasis. KEY POINTS: • This animal experiment demonstrates a novel method of controlling hepatic haemorrhage • The treatment uses therapeutic ultrasound during enhancement with intravenous microbubbles • This combined therapy was more effective than ultrasound or intravenous microbubbles alone • More work is required with larger animals before potential human trials.
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