Journal of Nanobiotechnology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
23(1)
Published: March 5, 2025
Photoacoustic
brain
imaging
(PABI)
has
emerged
as
a
promising
biomedical
modality,
combining
high
contrast
of
optical
with
deep
tissue
penetration
ultrasound
imaging.
This
review
explores
the
application
photoacoustic
in
tumor
imaging,
highlighting
synergy
between
nanomaterials
and
state
art
techniques
to
achieve
high-resolution
deeper
tissues.
PABI
leverages
effect,
where
absorbed
light
energy
causes
thermoelastic
expansion,
generating
waves
that
are
detected
converted
into
images.
technique
enables
precise
diagnosis,
therapy
monitoring,
enhanced
clinical
screening,
specifically
management
complex
diseases
such
breast
cancer,
lymphatic
disorder,
neurological
conditions.
Despite
integration
agents
radiation,
providing
comprehensive
overview
current
methodologies,
major
obstacles
treatment,
future
directions
for
improving
diagnostic
therapeutic
outcomes.
The
underscores
significance
robust
research
tool
medical
method,
potential
revolutionize
disease
diagnosis
treatment.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
123(11), P. 7379 - 7419
Published: Jan. 16, 2023
For
decades
now,
photoacoustic
imaging
(PAI)
has
been
investigated
to
realize
its
potential
as
a
niche
biomedical
modality.
Despite
highly
desirable
optical
contrast
and
ultrasonic
spatiotemporal
resolution,
PAI
is
challenged
by
such
physical
limitations
low
signal-to-noise
ratio
(SNR),
diminished
image
due
strong
attenuation,
lower-bound
on
spatial
resolution
in
deep
tissue.
In
addition,
contrast-enhanced
faced
practical
insufficient
cell-specific
targeting
delivery
efficiency
difficulties
developing
clinically
translatable
agents.
Identifying
these
essential
the
continuing
expansion
of
field,
substantial
advances
contrast-enhancing
agents,
complemented
high-performance
acquisition
systems,
have
synergistically
dealt
with
challenges
conventional
PAI.
This
review
covers
past
four
years
research
pushing
terms
SNR/contrast,
targeted
delivery,
clinical
application.
Promising
strategies
for
dealing
each
challenge
are
reviewed
detail,
future
directions
next
generation
discussed.
Nano Convergence,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(1)
Published: June 19, 2023
Functional
photoacoustic
imaging
is
a
promising
biological
technique
that
offers
such
unique
benefits
as
scalable
resolution
and
depth,
well
the
ability
to
provide
functional
information.
At
nanoscale,
has
provided
super-resolution
images
of
surface
light
absorption
characteristics
materials
single
organelles
in
cells.
microscopic
macroscopic
scales.
techniques
have
precisely
measured
quantified
various
physiological
parameters,
oxygen
saturation,
vessel
morphology,
blood
flow,
metabolic
rate
oxygen,
both
human
animal
subjects.
This
comprehensive
review
provides
an
overview
across
multiple
scales,
from
nano
macro,
highlights
recent
advances
technology
developments
applications.
Finally,
surveys
future
prospects
biomedical
field.
Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
383(6690), P. 1471 - 1478
Published: March 28, 2024
Consciousness
is
lost
within
seconds
upon
cessation
of
cerebral
blood
flow.
The
brain
cannot
store
oxygen,
and
interruption
oxidative
phosphorylation
fatal
minutes.
Yet
only
rudimentary
knowledge
exists
regarding
cortical
partial
oxygen
tension
(
Photoacoustics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
32, P. 100539 - 100539
Published: Aug. 1, 2023
Photoacoustic
imaging
(PAI),
also
referred
to
as
optoacoustic
imaging,
has
shown
promise
in
early-stage
clinical
trials
a
range
of
applications
from
inflammatory
diseases
cancer.
While
the
first
PAI
systems
have
recently
received
regulatory
approvals,
successful
adoption
technology
into
healthcare
for
decision
making
must
still
overcome
barriers,
education
and
training
data
acquisition
interpretation.
The
International
Standardisation
Consortium
(IPASC)
undertook
an
community
exercise
2022
identify
understand
these
then
develop
roadmap
strategic
plans
address
them.
Here,
we
outline
nature
scope
barriers
that
were
identified,
along
with
short-,
medium-
long-term
efforts
required
them,
both
within
beyond
IPASC
group.
Photoacoustics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
32, P. 100533 - 100533
Published: July 17, 2023
In
the
past
decade,
photoacoustic
(PA)
imaging
has
attracted
a
great
deal
of
popularity
as
an
emergent
diagnostic
technology
owing
to
its
successful
demonstration
in
both
preclinical
and
clinical
arenas
by
various
academic
industrial
research
groups.
Such
steady
growth
PA
can
mainly
be
attributed
salient
features,
including
being
non-ionizing,
cost-effective,
easily
deployable,
having
sufficient
axial,
lateral,
temporal
resolutions
for
resolving
tissue
characteristics
assessing
therapeutic
efficacy.
addition,
integrated
with
ultrasound
systems,
combination
which
confers
ability
co-register
cross-reference
features
structural,
functional,
molecular
regimes.
relies
on
either
endogenous
source
contrast
(e.g.,
hemoglobin)
or
those
exogenous
nature
such
nano-sized
tunable
optical
absorbers
dyes
that
may
boost
beyond
provided
sources.
this
review,
we
discuss
applications
they
pertain
clinically
relevant
niches,
characterization,
cancer
diagnostics/therapies
(termed
theranostics),
cardiovascular
applications,
surgical
applications.
We
believe
imaging's
role
facile
indicator
several
disease-relevant
states
will
continue
expand
evolve
it
is
adopted
increasing
number
laboratories
clinics
worldwide.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(12)
Published: March 20, 2024
Studying
placental
functions
is
crucial
for
understanding
pregnancy
complications.
However,
imaging
placenta
challenging
due
to
its
depth,
volume,
and
motion
distortions.
In
this
study,
we
have
developed
an
implantable
window
in
mice
that
enables
high-resolution
photoacoustic
fluorescence
of
development
throughout
the
pregnancy.
The
exhibits
excellent
transparency
light
sound.
By
combining
with
ultrafast
functional
microscopy,
were
able
investigate
during
entire
mouse
pregnancy,
providing
unprecedented
spatiotemporal
details.
Consequently,
examined
acute
responses
alcohol
consumption
cardiac
arrest,
as
well
chronic
abnormalities
inflammation
model.
We
also
observed
viral
gene
delivery
at
single-cell
level
chemical
diffusion
through
by
using
imaging.
Our
results
demonstrate
intravital
can
be
a
powerful
tool
studying
origins
adverse
outcomes.
Laser
state
active
controlling
is
challenging
under
the
influence
of
inherent
loss
and
other
nonlinear
effects
in
ultrafast
systems.
Seeking
an
extension
degree
freedom
optical
devices
based
on
low-dimensional
materials
may
be
a
way
forward.
Herein,
anisotropic
quasi-one-dimensional
layered
material
Ta
Optica,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(5), P. 634 - 634
Published: March 20, 2024
Fourier
ptychographic
microscopy
(FPM)
theoretically
provides
a
solution
to
the
trade-off
between
spatial
resolution
and
field
of
view
(FOV),
has
promising
prospects
in
digital
pathology.
However,
block
reconstruction
then
stitching
become
an
unavoidable
procedure
for
large
FOV
due
vignetting
artifacts.
This
introduces
artifacts,
as
existing
image-domain
optimization
algorithms
are
highly
sensitive
systematic
errors.
Such
obstacles
significantly
impede
advancement
practical
implementation
FPM,
explaining
why,
despite
decade
development,
FPM
not
gained
widespread
recognition
biomedicine.
We
report
feature-domain
(FD-FPM)
based
on
structure-aware
forward
model
realize
stitching-free,
full-FOV
reconstruction.
The
loss
function
is
uniquely
formulated
feature
domain
images,
which
bypasses
troublesome
effect
algorithmic
vulnerability
via
backdiffraction.
Through
massive
simulations
experiments,
we
show
that
FD-FPM
effectively
eliminates
artifacts
reconstruction,
still
achieves
impressive
reconstructions
presence
various
also
found
it
great
potential
recovering
data
with
lower
spectrum
overlapping
rate,
realizing
refocusing
without
prior
defocus
distance.
With
FD-FPM,
achieved
full-color
high-throughput
imaging
(4.7
mm
diameter
FOV,
336
nm
blue
channel)
free
blocking-and-stitching
procedures
self-developed
whole
slide
platform.
reported
shows
value
experimental
circumstances,
offers
physical
insights
useful
developments
models
other
computational
techniques.
platform
demonstrates
high-quality,
high-speed
low
cost,
could
find
applications
many
fields
biomedical
research,
well
clinical
applications.
Abstract
We
report
the
development
of
a
head-mounted
photoacoustic
fiberscope
for
cerebral
imaging
in
freely
behaving
mouse.
The
4.5-gram
probe
has
9-µm
lateral
resolution
and
0.2-Hz
frame
rate
over
1.2-mm
wide
area.
can
continuously
monitor
oxygenation
hemodynamic
responses
at
single-vessel
resolution,
showing
significantly
different
cerebrovascular
to
external
stimuli
under
anesthesia
moving
state.
For
example,
when
subjected
high-concentration
CO
2
respiration,
enhanced
compensate
hypercapnia
be
visualized
due
regulation
Comparative
studies
exhibit
weakened
compensation
capabilities
obese
rodents.
This
new
modality
used
investigating
both
normal
pathological
functions
shows
great
promise
studying
activity,
disorders
their
treatments.