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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Medical Imaging
  • Optical Physics

Background:

  • Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is an emerging medical diagnostic technology.
  • PAI provides unique diagnostic information, such as tissue oxygenation levels, complementing existing modalities.
  • Clinical translation of PAI requires improvements in imaging depth, field of view, and scan speed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review state-of-the-art clinical photoacoustic imaging systems.
  • To discuss the limitations of current PAI systems for clinical application.
  • To highlight recent technological advancements addressing these limitations for enhanced image quality and clinical translation.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current clinical PAI systems utilizing linear array, curved linear array, and volumetric array transducers.
  • Analysis of technological developments in data acquisition, signal processing, detector geometry, and acoustic sensors.
  • Discussion of strategies to overcome limitations for improved clinical PAI.

Main Results:

  • Summary of PAI systems based on transducer type (linear, curved linear, volumetric).
  • Identification of key challenges including imaging depth, field of view, and scan speed.
  • Overview of novel techniques being developed to enhance PAI performance.

Conclusions:

  • Clinical translation of PAI is progressing, driven by the need for advanced diagnostic capabilities.
  • Ongoing technological innovations are crucial for overcoming current PAI system limitations.
  • Further enhancements in PAI technology will facilitate its broader adoption in patient care.