{"title":"Evaluation of renal fibrosis using scanning acoustic microscopy.","authors":"Takane Ito, Hideki Kumagai, Takahiro Kanai, Jun Aoyagi, Yuko Ono, Katsutoshi Miura, Kazuto Kobayashi, Toshihiro Tajima, Hitoshi Osaka","doi":"10.1007/s10157-024-02621-4","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Renal fibrosis is strongly correlated with renal functional outcomes. Therefore, this is a significant finding in determining renal prognosis. There are various reports on the imaging evaluation of renal fibrosis, but these are not well established. Scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM) uses ultra-high-frequency ultrasound to visualize tissues in just over a minute. SAM can simultaneously measure acoustic data such as speed of sound (SOS). SOS indicates the elasticity (stiffness) of a material. In this study, we aimed to compare and evaluate SAM acoustic intensity images and SOS data with light microscopy images of renal lesions, especially renal fibrosis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Renal specimens containing fibrosis were selected. The acoustic intensity images were compared to PAS-stained images. SOS data of the tubulointerstitium were compared with Masson's trichrome (MT)-stained images. The blue intensity of MT staining, which indicates fibrosis, was numerically valued using image-processing software. Furthermore, the correlations between it and the SOS values were evaluated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The acoustic intensity images suggested tubular atrophy and interstitial expansion in the same areas as in the PAS staining. SOS values of interstitial expansion with fibrosis were higher than normal area, interstitial expansion without fibrosis. A weak positive correlation was observed between the SOS values and the blue intensity of MT staining.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>SOS data can be used to evaluate renal fibrosis. The combination of SOS data and MT-stained images enables a more detailed evaluation of renal fibrosis. This study can contribute to the evaluation of renal fibrosis and has potential clinical applications in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":10349,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Nephrology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Clinical and Experimental Nephrology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10157-024-02621-4","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Background: Renal fibrosis is strongly correlated with renal functional outcomes. Therefore, this is a significant finding in determining renal prognosis. There are various reports on the imaging evaluation of renal fibrosis, but these are not well established. Scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM) uses ultra-high-frequency ultrasound to visualize tissues in just over a minute. SAM can simultaneously measure acoustic data such as speed of sound (SOS). SOS indicates the elasticity (stiffness) of a material. In this study, we aimed to compare and evaluate SAM acoustic intensity images and SOS data with light microscopy images of renal lesions, especially renal fibrosis.
Methods: Renal specimens containing fibrosis were selected. The acoustic intensity images were compared to PAS-stained images. SOS data of the tubulointerstitium were compared with Masson's trichrome (MT)-stained images. The blue intensity of MT staining, which indicates fibrosis, was numerically valued using image-processing software. Furthermore, the correlations between it and the SOS values were evaluated.
Results: The acoustic intensity images suggested tubular atrophy and interstitial expansion in the same areas as in the PAS staining. SOS values of interstitial expansion with fibrosis were higher than normal area, interstitial expansion without fibrosis. A weak positive correlation was observed between the SOS values and the blue intensity of MT staining.
Conclusions: SOS data can be used to evaluate renal fibrosis. The combination of SOS data and MT-stained images enables a more detailed evaluation of renal fibrosis. This study can contribute to the evaluation of renal fibrosis and has potential clinical applications in the future.
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Clinical and Experimental Nephrology is a peer-reviewed monthly journal, officially published by the Japanese Society of Nephrology (JSN) to provide an international forum for the discussion of research and issues relating to the study of nephrology. Out of respect for the founders of the JSN, the title of this journal uses the term “nephrology,” a word created and brought into use with the establishment of the JSN (Japanese Journal of Nephrology, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1960). The journal publishes articles on all aspects of nephrology, including basic, experimental, and clinical research, so as to share the latest research findings and ideas not only with members of the JSN, but with all researchers who wish to contribute to a better understanding of recent advances in nephrology. The journal is unique in that it introduces to an international readership original reports from Japan and also the clinical standards discussed and agreed by JSN.
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