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Allen TJ, Berendt M, Lin D, Alam SU, Huynh NT, Zhang E, Richardson DJ, Beard PC. High pulse energy fibre laser as an excitation source for photoacoustic tomography. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:34255-34265. [PMID: 33182899 DOI: 10.1364/oe.401708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A custom fibre laser designed as an excitation source for biomedical photoacoustic tomography has been developed. It is based on a custom-drawn large core diameter fibre (200 µm) that enables high pulse energies (∼10 mJ) to be achieved. The system can provide variable pulse durations (10 - 500 ns) and pulse repetition frequencies (100 Hz - 1 kHz), as well as arbitrary pulse bursts according to specific user defined sequences. The system is also compact and does not require external water cooling. This, along with the flexibility in the temporal characteristics of its output that it offers, will aid the translation of photoacoustic imaging to practical application in medicine and biology.
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Vu T, Razansky D, Yao J. Listening to tissues with new light: recent technological advances in photoacoustic imaging. JOURNAL OF OPTICS (2010) 2019; 21:10.1088/2040-8986/ab3b1a. [PMID: 32051756 PMCID: PMC7015182 DOI: 10.1088/2040-8986/ab3b1a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Photoacoustic tomography (PAT), or optoacoustic tomography, has achieved remarkable progress in the past decade, benefiting from the joint developments in optics, acoustics, chemistry, computing and mathematics. Unlike pure optical or ultrasound imaging, PAT can provide unique optical absorption contrast as well as widely scalable spatial resolution, penetration depth and imaging speed. Moreover, PAT has inherent sensitivity to tissue's functional, molecular, and metabolic state. With these merits, PAT has been applied in a wide range of life science disciplines, and has enabled biomedical research unattainable by other imaging methods. This Review article aims at introducing state-of-the-art PAT technologies and their representative applications. The focus is on recent technological breakthroughs in structural, functional, molecular PAT, including super-resolution imaging, real-time small-animal whole-body imaging, and high-sensitivity functional/molecular imaging. We also discuss the remaining challenges in PAT and envisioned opportunities.
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- Tri Vu
- Photoacoustic Imaging Lab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine and Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
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- Photoacoustic Imaging Lab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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Deán-Ben XL, Razansky D. Optoacoustic image formation approaches-a clinical perspective. Phys Med Biol 2019; 64:18TR01. [PMID: 31342913 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab3522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Clinical translation of optoacoustic imaging is fostered by the rapid technical advances in imaging performance as well as the growing number of clinicians recognizing the immense diagnostic potential of this technology. Clinical optoacoustic systems are available in multiple configurations, including hand-held and endoscopic probes as well as raster-scan approaches. The hardware design must be adapted to the accessible portion of the imaged region and other application-specific requirements pertaining the achievable depth, field of view or spatio-temporal resolution. Equally important is the adequate choice of the signal and image processing approach, which is largely responsible for the resulting imaging performance. Thus, new image reconstruction algorithms are constantly evolving in parallel to the newly-developed set-ups. This review focuses on recent progress on optoacoustic image formation algorithms and processing methods in the clinical setting. Major reconstruction challenges include real-time image rendering in two and three dimensions, efficient hybridization with other imaging modalitites as well as accurate interpretation and quantification of bio-markers, herein discussed in the context of ongoing progress in clinical translation.
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- Xosé Luís Deán-Ben
- Faculty of Medicine and Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering and Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Moore C, Bai Y, Hariri A, Sanchez JB, Lin CY, Koka S, Sedghizadeh P, Chen C, Jokerst JV. Photoacoustic imaging for monitoring periodontal health: A first human study. PHOTOACOUSTICS 2018; 12:67-74. [PMID: 30450281 PMCID: PMC6226559 DOI: 10.1016/j.pacs.2018.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Revised: 10/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The gold-standard periodontal probe is an aging tool that can detect periodontitis and monitor gingival health but is highly error-prone, does not fully characterize the periodontal pocket, and causes pain. Photoacoustic imaging is a noninvasive technique that can address these limitations. Here, a range of ultrasound frequencies between 16-40 MHz were used to image the periodontium and a contrast medium based on cuttlefish ink was used to label the pockets. A 40 MHz ultrasound frequency could spatially resolve the periodontal anatomy, including tooth, gum, gingival margin, and gingival thickness of tooth numbers 7-10 and 22-27. The photoacoustic-ultrasound measurements were more precise (0.01 mm) than those taken with physical probes by a dental hygienist. Furthermore, the full geometry of the pockets could be visualized with relative standard deviations of 10% (n = 5). This study shows the potential for non-invasive monitoring of periodontal health with photoacoustic-ultrasound imaging in the dental clinic.
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- Colman Moore
- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive. La Jolla, CA, 92092, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive. La Jolla, CA, 92092, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive. La Jolla, CA, 92092, USA
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- Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 925 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive. La Jolla, CA, 92092, USA
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- School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 714 Tiverton Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA
- Koka Dental Clinic, 8031 Linda Vista Rd, San Diego, CA, 92111, USA
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- Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 925 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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- Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 925 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive. La Jolla, CA, 92092, USA
- Materials Science Program, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive. La Jolla, CA, 92092, USA
- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive. La Jolla, CA, 92092, USA
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