[HTML][HTML] Photoacoustic clinical imaging

I Steinberg, DM Huland, O Vermesh, HE Frostig… - Photoacoustics, 2019 - Elsevier
Photoacoustic is an emerging biomedical imaging modality, which allows imaging optical
absorbers in the tissue by acoustic detectors (light in-sound out). Such a technique has an …

Photoacoustic imaging on its way toward clinical utility: a tutorial review focusing on practical application in medicine

JJM Riksen, AV Nikolaev… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Significance Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) enables the visualization of optical contrast with
ultrasonic imaging. It is a field of intense research, with great promise for clinical application …

Photoacoustic source detection and reflection artifact removal enabled by deep learning

D Allman, A Reiter, MAL Bell - IEEE transactions on medical …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Interventional applications of photoacoustic imaging typically require visualization of point-
like targets, such as the small, circular, cross-sectional tips of needles, catheters, or …

[HTML][HTML] Photoacoustic imaging for surgical guidance: Principles, applications, and outlook

MA Lediju Bell - Journal of applied physics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Minimally invasive surgeries often require complicated maneuvers and delicate hand–eye
coordination and ideally would incorporate “x-ray vision” to see beyond tool tips and …

Application of the generalized contrast-to-noise ratio to assess photoacoustic image quality

KM Kempski, MT Graham, MR Gubbi… - Biomedical optics …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
The generalized contrast-to-noise ratio (gCNR) is a relatively new image quality metric
designed to assess the probability of lesion detectability in ultrasound images. Although …

Deep learning improves contrast in low-fluence photoacoustic imaging

A Hariri, K Alipour, Y Mantri, JP Schulze… - Biomedical optics …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Low fluence illumination sources can facilitate clinical transition of photoacoustic imaging
because they are rugged, portable, affordable, and safe. However, these sources also …

Photoacoustic-guided surgery from head to toe

A Wiacek, MA Lediju Bell - Biomedical Optics Express, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Photoacoustic imaging–the combination of optics and acoustics to visualize differences in
optical absorption–has recently demonstrated strong viability as a promising method to …

In vivo visualization of prostate brachytherapy seeds with photoacoustic imaging

MA Lediju Bell, NP Kuo, DY Song… - … of biomedical optics, 2014 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We conducted a canine study to investigate the in vivo feasibility of photoacoustic imaging
for intraoperative updates to brachytherapy treatment plans. A fiber coupled to a 1064-nm …

Review of consensus test methods in medical imaging and current practices in photoacoustic image quality assessment

J Palma-Chavez, TJ Pfefer, A Agrawal… - Journal of …, 2021 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Significance: Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is a powerful emerging technology with broad
clinical applications, but consensus test methods are needed to standardize performance …

Photoacoustic-based approach to surgical guidance performed with and without a da Vinci robot

N Gandhi, M Allard, S Kim… - Journal of …, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Death and paralysis are significant risks of modern surgeries, caused by injury to blood
vessels and nerves hidden by bone and other tissue. We propose an approach to surgical …