Reduction of photobleaching effects in photoacoustic imaging using noise agnostic, platform-flexible deep-learning methods.

Journal: Journal of biomedical optics
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Abstract

SIGNIFICANCE: Molecular photoacoustic (PA) imaging with exogenous dyes faces a significant challenge due to the photobleaching of the dye that can compromise tissue visualization, particularly in 3D imaging. Addressing this limitation can revolutionize the field by enabling safer, more reliable imaging and improve real-time visualization, quantitative analysis, and clinical decision-making in various molecular PA imaging applications such as image-guided surgeries.

Authors

  • Avijit Paul
    Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA avijit.paul@tufts.edu.
  • Christopher Nguyen
    Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA Caroline.Burns@childrens.harvard.edu Geoff.Burns@childrens.harvard.edu Christopher.nguyen@mgh.harvard.edu.
  • Tayyaba Hasan
    Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Srivalleesha Mallidi
    Tufts University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medford, Massachusetts, United States.