Recent advances in contrast-enhanced photoacoustic imaging: overcoming the physical and practical challenges

W Choi, B Park, S Choi, D Oh, J Kim, C Kim - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
For decades now, photoacoustic imaging (PAI) has been investigated to realize its potential
as a niche biomedical imaging modality. Despite its highly desirable optical contrast and …

Listening to drug delivery and responses via photoacoustic imaging

B Park, S Park, J Kim, C Kim - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Administrating pharmaceutic agents efficiently to achieve the therapeutic effect is the aim of
all drug delivery techniques. Recent drug delivery systems aim to deliver high doses of …

Multiparametric Photoacoustic Analysis of Human Thyroid Cancers In Vivo

J Kim, B Park, J Ha, I Steinberg, SM Hooper, C Jeong… - Cancer Research, 2021 - AACR
Thyroid cancer is one of the most common cancers, with a global increase in incidence rate
for both genders. Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration is the current gold standard to …

Three-dimensional multistructural quantitative photoacoustic and US imaging of human feet in vivo

W Choi, EY Park, S Jeon, Y Yang, B Park, J Ahn, S Cho… - Radiology, 2022 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Monitoring the microcirculation in human feet is crucial in assessing peripheral
vascular diseases, such as diabetic foot. However, conventional imaging modalities are …

3D wide‐field multispectral photoacoustic imaging of human melanomas in vivo: a pilot study

B Park, CH Bang, C Lee, JH Han… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background The Breslow depth is an important parameter to determine the excision
margin and prognosis of melanoma. However, it is difficult to accurately determine the actual …

A Deep Learning-Based Model That Reduces Speed of Sound Aberrations for Improved In Vivo Photoacoustic Imaging

S Jeon, W Choi, B Park, C Kim - IEEE transactions on image …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) has attracted great attention as a medical imaging method.
Typically, photoacoustic (PA) images are reconstructed via beamforming, but many factors …

[HTML][HTML] Three-dimensional clinical handheld photoacoustic/ultrasound scanner

C Lee, W Choi, J Kim, C Kim - Photoacoustics, 2020 - Elsevier
Clinical 2D photoacoustic (PA) imaging can be easily implemented in a traditional
ultrasound (US) system. However, 3D PA imaging is still preferable because 2D B-mode …

Practical review on photoacoustic computed tomography using curved ultrasound array transducer

J Yang, S Choi, C Kim - Biomedical Engineering Letters, 2022 - Springer
Photoacoustic computed tomography (PACT) has become a promising imaging modality
from laboratory to clinical research. Of many components of PACT system, the ultrasound …

[HTML][HTML] Optical diagnostic imaging and therapy for thyroid cancer

C Shao, Z Li, C Zhang, W Zhang, R He, J Xu, Y Cai - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
Thyroid cancer, as one of the most common endocrine cancers, has seen a surge in
incidence in recent years. This is most likely due to the lack of specificity and accuracy of its …

[HTML][HTML] Practical photoacoustic tomography: realistic limitations and technical solutions

W Choi, D Oh, C Kim - Journal of Applied Physics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
This article offers a perspective on photoacoustic tomography (PAT) under realistic
scenarios. While PAT has gained much attention in preclinical and clinical research, most …