scholarly journals High-resolution spectroscopic photoacoustic tomography for non-invasive functional imaging of small-animal brains in vivo

Author(s):  
Lihong V. Wang ◽  
Xueding Wang ◽  
Geng Ku ◽  
Xueyi Xie ◽  
G. Stoica
2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hirofumi Fujii ◽  
Masayuki Yamaguchi ◽  
Kazumasa Inoue ◽  
Yasuko Mutou ◽  
Masashi Ueda ◽  
...  

Purpose. We aimed to clearly visualize heterogeneous distribution of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α(HIF) activity in tumor tissuesin vivo.Methods. We synthesized of125I-IPOS, a125I labeled chimeric protein probe, that would visualize HIF activity. The biodistribution of125I-IPOS in FM3A tumor-bearing mice was evaluated. Then, the intratumoral localization of this probe was observed by autoradiography, and it was compared with histopathological findings. The distribution of125I-IPOS in tumors was imaged by a small animal SPECT/CT scanner. The obtainedin vivoSPECT-CT fusion images were compared withex vivoimages of excised tumors. Fusion imaging with MRI was also examined.Results.125I-IPOS well accumulated in FM3A tumors. The intratumoral distribution of125I-IPOS by autoradiography was quite heterogeneous, and it partially overlapped with that of pimonidazole. High-resolution SPECT-CT fusion images successfully demonstrated the heterogeneity of125I-IPOS distribution inside tumors. SPECT-MRI fusion images could give more detailed information about the intratumoral distribution of125I-IPOS.Conclusion. High-resolution SPECT images successfully demonstrated heterogeneous intratumoral distribution of125I-IPOS. SPECT-CT fusion images, more favorably SPECT-MRI fusion images, would be useful to understand the features of heterogeneous intratumoral expression of HIF activityin vivo.


2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guan Xu ◽  
Zhuo-xian Meng ◽  
Jian-die Lin ◽  
Cheri X. Deng ◽  
Paul L. Carson ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (15) ◽  
pp. 3047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karthik Vishwanath ◽  
Sara Zanfardino

Diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS) has widely been used as a non-invasive optical technique to measure tissue perfusion in vivo. DCS measurements are quantified to yield information about moving scatterers using photon diffusion theory and are therefore obtained at long source-detector separations (SDS). However, short SDS DCS could be used for measuring perfusion in small animal models or endoscopically in clinical studies. Here, we investigate the errors in analytically retrieved flow coefficients from simulated and experimental data acquired at short SDS. Monte Carlo (MC) simulations of photon correlation transport was programmed to simulate DCS measurements and used to (a) examine the accuracy and validity of theoretical analyses, and (b) model experimental measurements made on phantoms at short SDS. Experiments consisted of measurements from a series of optical phantoms containing an embedded flow channel. Both the fluid flow rate and depth of the flow channel from the liquid surface were varied. Inputs to MC simulations required to model experiments were obtained from corrected theoretical analyses. Results show that the widely used theoretical DCS model is robust for quantifying relative changes in flow. We also show that retrieved flow coefficients at short SDS can be scaled to retrieve absolute values via MC simulations.


1999 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 520-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
G J Czarnota ◽  
M C Kolios ◽  
J Abraham ◽  
M Portnoy ◽  
F P Ottensmeyer ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jakub Czuchnowski ◽  
Robert Prevedel

AbstractAll-optical ultrasound detection bears a number of unique advantages for photoacoustic tomography, including the ability for high resolution sampling of the acoustic field and its compatibility with a wide variety of other optical modalities. However, optical schemes based on miniaturized cavities are sensitive to optical aberrations as well as manufacturing-induced cavity imperfections which degrade sensor sensitivity and deteriorate photoacoustic image quality. Here we present an experimental method based on adaptive optics that is capable of enhancing the overall sensitivity of Fabry-Pérot based photoacoustic sensors. We experimentally observe clear improvements in photoacoustic signal detection as well as overall image quality after photoacoustic tomography reconstructions when applied to mammalian tissues in vivo.


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