The major optical absorbers in tissue are melanin and oxy/deoxy-hemoglobin, but the
impact of skin tone and pigmentation on biomedical optics is still not completely understood …

The ability of photoacoustic imaging to measure functional tissue properties, such as blood
oxygenation sO 2, enables a wide variety of possible applications. sO 2 can be computed …

Linear spectroscopic inversions, in which photoacoustic amplitudes are assumed to be
directly proportional to absorption coefficients, are widely used in photoacoustic imaging to …

Pulse oximetry is a non-invasive optical technique used to measure arterial oxygen
saturation (SpO2) in a variety of clinical settings and scenarios. Despite being one the most …

Blood oxygen saturation (SO2) reflects the oxygenation level in blood transport and tissue.
Previous studies have shown the capability of non-invasive quantitative measurements of …

Quantitative measurements of the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin (sO 2) in a blood vessel
in vivo presents a challenge in photoacoustic imaging. As a result of wavelength-dependent …

Multispectral photoacoustic oximetry imaging (MPOI) is an emerging hybrid modality that
enables the spatial mapping of blood oxygen saturation (SO_2) to depths of several …

Photoacoustic tomography (PAT) is a hybrid imaging modality that combines rich contrast of
optical excitation and deep penetration of ultrasound detection. With its unique optical …

In photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS), wavelength dependent optical attenuation of
biological tissue presents a challenge to measure the absolute oxygen saturation of …

Remotely measuring the arterial blood oxygen saturation (SpO 2) in visible light (Vis)
involves different probing depths, which may compromise calibratibility. This paper assesses …