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Photoacoustic tomography: In vivo imaging from organelles to organs

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Wang, Lihong V., Hu, Song·2012·Science

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Lights, Sound, Images: Optical microscopy can readily image thin samples such as cells, but thicker samples, such as tissue, are more difficult to image directly, because of the multiple scattering of light. Wang and Hu (p. 1458 ) review methods for imaging biological samples on length scales ranging from organelles to whole organs that rely on the photoacoustic effect—the excitation of ultrasonic pressure waves when light is absorbed by molecules in solution. The incident light can be focused and scanned across a sample in a microscopy mode to create ultrasound images, or the entire region of interest can be illuminated and the ultrasound waves analyzed with a computer algorithm in a tomography mode. Imaging studies can reveal changes in oxygen metabolism and gene expression and in image biomarkers and vasculature.

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  1. [1]Wang LV Wu H Biomedical Optics: Principles and Imaging Wiley Hoboken, NJ 2007
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Authors
Wang, L. V., & Hu, S.
Affiliations
Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Corresponding author
Wang, Lihong V.
Venue
Science
Published
2012-03-23
Volume
335
Issue
6075
Pages
1458-1462
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2030964111
Cited by
4,331
References
54
Citations by year
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FWCI
21.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA157277, U54CA136398, R01CA134539, R01CA159959)
  • National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (R01EB008085, R01EB000712, R01EB010049)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biophysics › Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Optical Coherence Tomography Applications
Keywords
photoacoustic tomography, multiscale imaging, in vivo imaging, depth-resolved imaging, spatial resolution, vascular imaging, hemodynamics, oxygen metabolism, biomarkers, gene expression imaging, molecular imaging, clinical application
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Physiological Phenomena, Cells, Humans, Lasers, Physiological Phenomena, Tomography, Organelles, Genetic Phenomena, Photoacoustic Techniques

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