A feasibility study fornoninvasive measurement of shear wave speed in live zebrafish

Xiaoming Zhang, Alex X. Zhang, Boran Zhou, Xiaolei Xu

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Abstract

Zebrafish are being increasingly used as animal models for human diseases such as cardiomyopathy and neuroblastoma. Owing to a nearly fully sequenced genome and efficient genetics/chemical genetics, zebrafish open new research opportunities for human diseases research. The purpose of this study was to develop zebrafish ultrasound vibro-elastography (ZUVE) for measuring the shear wave speed of zebrafish. An adult female zebrafish was anesthetized for three minutes for the ZUVE testing. A 0.1 s gentle harmonic vibration was generated on the tail using a sphere tip indenter with 3 mm diameter. Shear wave propagation in the zebrafish was measured using a high frequency 18 MHz ultrasound probe. Shear wave speeds were measured at 300, 400, and 500 Hz. Shear wave speeds were, respectively, 3.13 ± 1.20 (m/s) for 300 Hz, 4.28 ± 1.36 (m/s) for 400 Hz, and 5.07 ± 1.45 (m/s) for 500 Hz for zebrafish 1 in a region of interest (ROI) which covered the central body. The shear wave speed dispersions were similar for four zebrafish and shear wave speeds ranged between 2.5 (m/s) and 5 (m/s) from 300 Hz to 500 Hz. The experimental setup and testing for a zebrafish lasted less than three minutes. All tested zebrafish were alive after testing. ZUVE is safe, fast, and noninvasive, making the testing of elastic properties of zebrafish feasible.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number106170
JournalUltrasonics
Volume107
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2020

Keywords

  • In vivo zebrafish testing
  • Shear wave speed
  • Ultrasound vibro-elastography
  • Zebrafish

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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