The emerging role of photoacoustic imaging in clinical oncology

Clinical oncology can benefit substantially from imaging technologies that reveal physiological characteristics with multiscale observations. Complementing conventional imaging modalities, photoacoustic imaging (PAI) offers rapid imaging (for example, cross-sectional imaging in real time or whole-br...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature reviews. Clinical oncology Jg. 19; H. 6; S. 365 - 384
Hauptverfasser: Lin, Li, Wang, Lihong V
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: England Nature Publishing Group 01.06.2022
Schlagworte:
Breast
Breast cancer
Cancer screening
Contrast media
Diagnosis
Medical screening
Oncology
Patients
Skin cancer
Spatial discrimination
ISSN:1759-4774, 1759-4782, 1759-4782
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Zusammenfassung:Clinical oncology can benefit substantially from imaging technologies that reveal physiological characteristics with multiscale observations. Complementing conventional imaging modalities, photoacoustic imaging (PAI) offers rapid imaging (for example, cross-sectional imaging in real time or whole-breast scanning in 10-15 s), scalably high levels of spatial resolution, safe operation and adaptable configurations. Most importantly, this novel imaging modality provides informative optical contrast that reveals details on anatomical, functional, molecular and histological features. In this Review, we describe the current state of development of PAI and the emerging roles of this technology in cancer screening, diagnosis and therapy. We comment on the performance of cutting-edge photoacoustic platforms, and discuss their clinical applications and utility in various clinical studies. Notably, the clinical translation of PAI is accelerating in the areas of macroscopic and mesoscopic imaging for patients with breast or skin cancers, as well as in microscopic imaging for histopathology. We also highlight the potential of future developments in technological capabilities and their clinical implications, which we anticipate will lead to PAI becoming a desirable and widely used imaging modality in oncological research and practice.
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ISSN:1759-4774
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DOI:10.1038/s41571-022-00615-3