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 …

Listening to drug delivery and responses via photoacoustic imaging

B Park, S Park, J Kim, C Kim - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Administrating pharmaceutic agents efficiently to achieve the therapeutic effect is the aim of
all drug delivery techniques. Recent drug delivery systems aim to deliver high doses of …

Functional photoacoustic imaging: from nano-and micro-to macro-scale

B Park, D Oh, J Kim, C Kim - Nano Convergence, 2023 - Springer
Functional photoacoustic imaging is a promising biological imaging technique that offers
such unique benefits as scalable resolution and imaging depth, as well as the ability to …

[HTML][HTML] High-speed photoacoustic microscopy: a review dedicated on light sources

SW Cho, SM Park, B Park, TG Lee, BM Kim, C Kim… - Photoacoustics, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, many methods have been investigated to improve imaging speed in
photoacoustic microscopy (PAM). These methods mainly focused upon three critical factors …

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 …

Nanotheranostics: molecular diagnostics and nanotherapeutic evaluation by photoacoustic/ultrasound imaging in small animals

P Dhamija, AK Mehata, A Setia, V Priya… - Molecular …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nanotheranostics is a rapidly developing field that integrates nanotechnology, diagnostics,
and therapy to provide novel methods for imaging and treating wide categories of diseases …

[HTML][HTML] A photoacoustic finder fully integrated with a solid-state dye laser and transparent ultrasound transducer

B Park, M Han, J Park, T Kim, H Ryu, Y Seo, WJ Kim… - Photoacoustics, 2021 - Elsevier
The standard-of-care for evaluating lymph node status in breast cancers and melanoma
metastasis is sentinel lymph node (SLN) assessment performed with a handheld gamma …

Recent advances in deep-learning-enhanced photoacoustic imaging

J Yang, S Choi, J Kim, B Park… - Advanced Photonics …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Photoacoustic imaging (PAI), recognized as a promising biomedical imaging modality for
preclinical and clinical studies, uniquely combines the advantages of optical and ultrasound …

[HTML][HTML] New contrast agents for photoacoustic imaging and theranostics: Recent 5-year overview on phthalocyanine/naphthalocyanine-based nanoparticles

EY Park, D Oh, S Park, W Kim, C Kim - APL bioengineering, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The phthalocyanine (Pc) and naphthalocyanine (Nc) nanoagents have drawn much
attention as contrast agents for photoacoustic (PA) imaging due to their large extinction …

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 …