Photoacoustic Imaging in Medicine – A Review

Authors

Mohammed GadAllah, (Ph.D. Student), Assistant Researcher with Computers and Systems Department, Electronics Research Institute (ERI), Joseph Tito St, Huckstep, El Nozha, Cairo, Egypt.Follow
Abd El-Naser Mohamed, Professor Emeritus with Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering Department, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.Follow
Alaa Hefnawy, Researcher Professor with Computers and Systems Department, Electronics Research Institute (ERI), El Nozha, Cairo, Egypt.Follow
Hassan Zidan, Researcher (Ph.D.) with Computers and Systems Department, Electronics Research Institute (ERI), El Nozha, Cairo, Egypt.Follow
Ghada El-Banby, Associate Professor with Industrial Electronics and Control Engineering Department, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.Follow
Samir Badawy, Professor Emeritus with Department of Industrial Electronics and Control Engineering, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.Follow

Corresponding Author

GadAllah, Mohammed

Subject Area

Biomedical Engineering

Article Type

Review

Abstract

This photoacoustic imaging (PAI) in medicine paper started with an introduction to PAI and the famous photoacoustic techniques including photoacoustic tomography (PAT), multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT), photoacoustic microscopy (PAM), raster-scan optoacoustic mesoscopy (RSOM), and photoacoustic elastography (PAE). A modest review about non-contact laser ultrasound (LUS), having the advantage of operator-independent image quality, has been also demonstrated. A concise review of most of PAI’s medical applications is demonstrated including cancer screening (for breast, thyroid, ovarian, prostate, lung, and skin), tissue oxygenation measurements, brain imaging, imaging-guided surgery (IGS), and the guidance of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). Some safety considerations contributed with medical ultrasound and lasers have been then presented. In conclusion, more scientific and clinical development in the field of PAI is expected, and an increase in approved devices that utilize PAI's techniques in medical applications is also expected to serve wide sectors of medicine, whether diagnostic or therapeutic.

Keywords

Photoacoustic Imaging (PAI); Photoacoustic Tomography (PAT); Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography (MSOT); Photoacoustic Microscopy (PAM); Raster-Scan Optoacoustic Mesoscopy (RSOM); Photoacoustic Elastography (PAE); Imaging-Guided Surgery (IGS); Non-Contact Laser Ultrasound (LUS)

Recommended Citation

GadAllah, Mohammed; Mohamed, Abd El-Naser; Hefnawy, Alaa; Zidan, Hassan; El-Banby, Ghada; and Badawy, Samir (2022) "Photoacoustic Imaging in Medicine – A Review," Mansoura Engineering Journal: Vol. 47 : Iss. 2 , Article 4.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.21608/bfemu.2022.233516