This new kind of ultrasound could make it possible to detect autism very early.
Being able to observe the functioning of the brain of newborns in order to detect any anomalies therein, without danger or discomfort: this is what is revolutionizing the early detection and management of various neurological disorders.
“Until now, only magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) made it possible to observe brain activity with good resolution, but this technique cannot be used routinely in children. She is very noisy and the baby must not move., notes Mickaël Tanter, physicist and research director at Inserm. It is therefore another track that the Iconeus company, which he co-created, housed in a building of the Cochin hospital (Paris) and whose research laboratory is developing an ultrasound device a hundred times more sensitive than a standard ultrasound.
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The machine makes it possible to observe in real time the blood flow of the brain, which translates neuronal activity. “We showed in 2017 that this functional imaging was effective…
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