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 …

Clinical translation of photoacoustic imaging

J Park, S Choi, F Knieling, B Clingman… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Photoacoustic imaging (PAI), also known as optoacoustic imaging, is a promising
biomedical imaging technique that combines the benefits of rich optical contrast and high …

Contrast agents for photoacoustic imaging: a review focusing on the wavelength range

S Han, D Lee, S Kim, HH Kim, S Jeong, J Kim - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Photoacoustic imaging using endogenous chromophores as a contrast has been widely
applied in biomedical studies owing to its functional imaging capability at the molecular …

Sonodynamic therapy combined with phototherapy: Novel synergistic strategy with superior efficacy for antitumor and antiinfection therapy

H Hu, J Zhao, K Ma, J Wang, X Wang, T Mao… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phototherapy (PT), including photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT),
has recently achieved significant advances in antitumor and antiinfection therapy …

Deep learning-powered biomedical photoacoustic imaging

X Wei, T Feng, Q Huang, Q Chen, C Zuo, H Ma - Neurocomputing, 2024 - Elsevier
Photoacoustic Imaging (PAI) is an emerging hybrid imaging modality that combines optical
imaging and ultrasound imaging, offering advantages such as high resolution, strong …

A review on the roles of photoacoustic imaging for conventional and novel clinical diagnostic applications

H Lee, S Han, H Kye, TK Kim, W Choi, J Kim - Photonics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Photoacoustic imaging is a promising medical imaging modality that enables the
visualization of molecular functional and morphological information of biological tissues. Its …

State of the art in carbon nanomaterials for photoacoustic imaging

MS Kang, H Lee, SJ Jeong, TJ Eom, J Kim, DW Han - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Photoacoustic imaging using energy conversion from light to ultrasound waves has been
developed as a powerful tool to investigate in vivo phenomena due to their complex …

Whole-body photoacoustic imaging techniques for preclinical small animal studies

H Kye, Y Song, T Ninjbadgar, C Kim, J Kim - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Photoacoustic imaging is a hybrid imaging technique that has received considerable
attention in biomedical studies. In contrast to pure optical imaging techniques, photoacoustic …

Exploring the versatility of copper-based nanoparticles as contrast agents in various imaging modalities

TP Okonkwo, OD Amienghemhen, AN Nkwor… - Nano-Structures & Nano …, 2024 - Elsevier
The utilization of copper-based nanoparticles (NPs) for biomedical imaging has garnered
significant attention in recent years, offering promising avenues for enhanced diagnostic and …

Review on ultrasound-guided photoacoustic imaging for complementary analyses of biological systems in vivo

H Lee, W Choi, C Kim, B Park… - Experimental Biology and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Photoacoustic imaging has been developed as a new biomedical molecular imaging
modality. Due to its similarity to conventional ultrasound imaging in terms of signal detection …