Award
NIH Reporter #5R21EB035312-04
Development of a contact-free assay to evaluate stored blood quality using ultrasound viscoelasticity techniques
Recipient
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Award Amount
$172,175.00
Ceiling
$172,175.00
Awarded
February 20, 2026
Identifier
5R21EB035312-04
Development of a non-invasive ultrasound method to assess blood quality for safer and more effective blood transfusions.
Description
This project aims to develop a point-of-care, contact-free assay to evaluate stored blood quality prior to transfusion, which will transform clinical practice by implementing a precision medicine approach to transfusion efficacy. The project involves optimizing ARFI ultrasound beam sequences to assess blood viscoelasticity, validating clinical relevance through pre- and post-transfusion metrics, and comparing ARFI metrics versus storage age as predictors of transfusion outcomes.