After 20 years of innovation in techniques that specifically image the biomechanical
properties of tissue, the evolution of elastographic imaging can be viewed from its infancy …

Photoacoustic signal generation by metal nanoparticles relies on the efficient conversion of
light to heat, its transfer to the environment, and the production of pressure transients. In this …

Photothermal therapy is a noninvasive, targeted, laser-based technique for cancer
treatment. During photothermal therapy, light energy is converted to heat by tumor-specific …

Lipid is a common constituent in atherosclerotic plaques. The location and area of the lipid
region is closely related to the progression of the disease. Intravascular photoacoustic …

Catheter-based imaging of atherosclerosis with high resolution, albeit invasive, is extremely
important for screening and characterization of vulnerable plaques. Currently, there is a …

By modifying a clinical ultrasound array system, we develop a novel handheld photoacoustic
probe for image-guided needle biopsy. The integration of optical fiber bundles for pulsed …

In plasmonic nanoconstructs (NCs), fine-tuning interparticle interactions at the subnanoscale
offer enhanced electromagnetic and thermal responses in the near-infrared (NIR) …

Intravascular photoacoustic (IVPA) imaging is a catheter-based, minimally invasive, imaging
modality capable of providing high-resolution optical absorption map of the arterial wall …

Treatment of deep venous thrombosis (DVT)—a primary cause of potentially fatal pulmonary
embolism (PE)—depends on the age of the thrombus. The existing clinical imaging methods …

Utility of glycol-chitosan-coated gold nanoparticles (GC-AuNPs) as a photoacoustic contrast
agent for cancer cell imaging was demonstrated. Through the synergistic effect of glycol …