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 …

In vivo photoacoustic tomography of chemicals: high-resolution functional and molecular optical imaging at new depths

C Kim, C Favazza, LV Wang - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
High-resolution volumetric optical imaging modalities, such as confocal microscopy, two-
photon microscopy, and optical coherence tomography, have become increasingly …

[HTML][HTML] Unique diagnostic and therapeutic roles of porphyrins and phthalocyanines in photodynamic therapy, imaging and theranostics

LB Josefsen, RW Boyle - Theranostics, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Porphyrinic molecules have a unique theranostic role in disease therapy; they have been
used to image, detect and treat different forms of diseased tissue including age-related …

Nanoparticles as contrast agents for in-vivo bioimaging: current status and future perspectives

MA Hahn, AK Singh, P Sharma, SC Brown… - Analytical and …, 2011 - Springer
Nanoparticle-based contrast agents are quickly becoming valuable and potentially
transformative tools for enhancing medical diagnostics for a wide range of in-vivo imaging …

Photoacoustic imaging in the second near-infrared window: a review

PK Upputuri, M Pramanik - Journal of biomedical optics, 2019 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Photoacoustic (PA) imaging is an emerging medical imaging modality that combines optical
excitation and ultrasound detection. Because ultrasound scatters much less than light in …

Five-wavelength optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy of blood and lymphatic vessels

C Liu, J Chen, Y Zhang, J Zhu, L Wang - Advanced Photonics, 2021 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy (OR-PAM) has been developed for anatomical,
functional, and molecular imaging but usually requires multiple scanning for different …

Carbon nanotubes in cancer diagnosis and therapy

S Ji, C Liu, B Zhang, F Yang, J Xu, J Long, C **… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2010 - Elsevier
During the past years, great progress has been made in the field of nanomaterials given
their great potential in biomedical applications. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), due to their …

Photoacoustic imaging of living mouse brain vasculature using hollow gold nanospheres

W Lu, Q Huang, G Ku, X Wen, M Zhou, D Guzatov… - Biomaterials, 2010 - Elsevier
Photoacoustic tomography (PAT) also referred to as optoacoustic tomography (OAT) is a
hybrid imaging modality that employs nonionizing optical radiation and ultrasonic detection …

Emerging designs of activatable photoacoustic probes for molecular imaging

Q Miao, K Pu - Bioconjugate chemistry, 2016 - ACS Publications
Photoacoustic (PA) imaging as a new hybrid imaging modality holds great promise for real-
time in vivo monitoring of biological processes with deep tissue penetration and high spatial …

Sentinel lymph nodes in the rat: noninvasive photoacoustic and US imaging with a clinical US system

TN Erpelding, C Kim, M Pramanik, L Jankovic… - Radiology, 2010 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To evaluate in vivo sentinel lymph node (SLN) map** by using photoacoustic
and ultrasonographic (US) imaging with a modified clinical US imaging system. Materials …