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    Area of Science:

    • Biomedical Optics
    • Molecular Imaging
    • Statistical Signal Processing

    Background:

    • Adaptive matched filter (AMF) enhances molecular imaging in optoacoustic (photoacoustic) imaging.
    • AMF in multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT) relies on assumptions of Gaussian tissue spectra and known molecular targets.
    • Violations of AMF assumptions lead to significant performance degradation in MSOT.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a robust statistical detection framework for MSOT molecular imaging.
    • To address the limitations of AMF when its underlying assumptions are not met.
    • To enhance the sensitivity and specificity of molecular detection in MSOT.

    Main Methods:

    • Statistical characterization of experimental MSOT tissue images.
    • Development of a t-distribution-based detector for MSOT data.
    • Introduction of a method for estimating the background-tissue covariance matrix.

    Main Results:

    • The t-distribution-based detector demonstrates improved performance compared to AMF.
    • The covariance matrix estimation enables robust detection regardless of target size or intensity.
    • Simulations and in vivo measurements validate the proposed framework's effectiveness.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed statistical framework offers a more robust approach for MSOT molecular imaging.
    • This method overcomes AMF limitations, providing reliable molecular detection in complex biological tissues.
    • The findings pave the way for more accurate and sensitive molecular imaging using MSOT.