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  • Functional ultrasound localization microscopy (fULM) offers micron-scale brain activity mapping.
  • Current fULM methods face sensitivity limitations in 3D due to sparse and noisy microbubble detections.
  • Extending fULM to 3D amplifies challenges like low-frequency arrays and data sparsity.

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  • To enhance the sensitivity and robustness of 3D functional ultrasound localization microscopy.
  • To address limitations in microbubble detection and localization efficiency in 3D neuroimaging.
  • To develop a statistical framework integrating microbubble amplitude and count for improved functional sensitivity.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a statistical framework modeling 3D microbubble arrivals as a Poisson process.
  • Incorporated localization efficiency, detection probability, and backscattered amplitude into the model.
  • Validated the approach using 3D microbubble advection simulations and in vivo rat brain experiments.

Main Results:

  • The statistical model predicted improved functional sensitivity by integrating amplitude with count-based fULM.
  • Backscattering fULM (B-fULM) demonstrated maintained sensitivity at higher microbubble concentrations where conventional fULM failed.
  • B-fULM achieved significant SNR gains (18% somatosensory cortex, 61% thalamus) with preserved super-resolved spatial detail (33.4 μm).

Conclusions:

  • B-fULM is a practical and sensitive advancement for super-resolved 3D functional neuroimaging.
  • Integrating microbubble backscatter amplitude significantly enhances functional sensitivity in 3D fULM.
  • B-fULM provides more robust and detailed mapping of neural activity compared to conventional fULM.