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 …

Photoacoustic imaging of breast cancer: a mini review of system design and image features

N Nyayapathi, J Xia - Journal of biomedical optics, 2019 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Breast cancer is one of the leading causes for cancer related deaths in women, and early
detection is extremely important to improve survival rates. Currently, x-ray mammogram is …

Deep learning optoacoustic tomography with sparse data

N Davoudi, XL Deán-Ben, D Razansky - Nature Machine Intelligence, 2019 - nature.com
The rapidly evolving field of optoacoustic (photoacoustic) imaging and tomography is driven
by a constant need for better imaging performance in terms of resolution, speed, sensitivity …

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 …

Optoacoustic imaging of the skin

XL Deán‐Ben, D Razansky - Experimental dermatology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Optoacoustic (OA, photoacoustic) imaging capitalizes on the synergistic combination of light
excitation and ultrasound detection to empower biological and clinical investigations with …

Maltotriose-based probes for fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging of bacterial infections

A Zlitni, G Gowrishankar, I Steinberg… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Currently, there are no non-invasive tools to accurately diagnose wound and surgical site
infections before they become systemic or cause significant anatomical damage …

[HTML][HTML] Review of cost reduction methods in photoacoustic computed tomography

A Fatima, K Kratkiewicz, R Manwar, M Zafar, R Zhang… - Photoacoustics, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Photoacoustic Computed Tomography (PACT) is a major configuration of
photoacoustic imaging, a hybrid noninvasive modality for both functional and molecular …

Photoacoustic computed tomography for functional human brain imaging

S Na, LV Wang - Biomedical Optics Express, 2021 - opg.optica.org
The successes of magnetic resonance imaging and modern optical imaging of human brain
function have stimulated the development of complementary modalities that offer molecular …

[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 …

Video-rate ring-array ultrasound and photoacoustic tomography

Y Zhang, L Wang - IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasonography and photoacoustic tomography provide complementary contrasts in
preclinical studies, disease diagnoses, and imaging-guided interventional procedures …