Hypoxia causes the expression of signaling molecules which regulate cell division, lead to
angiogenesis, and further, in the tumor microenvironment, promote resistance to …

Ultrasound detection is one of the major components of photoacoustic imaging systems.
Advancement in ultrasound transducer technology has a significant impact on the translation …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease causing progressive cognitive
decline until eventual death. AD affects millions of individuals worldwide in the absence of …

Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is an emerging functional and molecular imaging technology
that has attracted much attention in the past decade. Recently, many researchers have used …

Clinicians have long been interested in functional brain monitoring, as reversible functional
losses often precedes observable irreversible structural insults. By characterizing neonatal …

Learning to decode and produce speech is one of the most demanding tasks faced by
infants. Nevertheless, infants typically utter their first words within a year, and phrases soon …

Abstract Photoacoustic Computed Tomography (PACT) is a major configuration of
photoacoustic imaging, a hybrid noninvasive modality for both functional and molecular …

Significance Cutaneous melanoma (CM) has a high morbidity and mortality rate, but it can
be cured if the primary lesion is detected and treated at an early stage. Imaging techniques …

The marked increase in the incidence of melanoma coupled with the rapid drop in the
survival rate after metastasis has promoted the investigation into improved diagnostic …

The human brain undergoes explosive growth during the prenatal period and the first few
postnatal years, establishing an early infrastructure for the later development of behaviors …