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Computational wave-based photoacoustic imaging through an unknown thick aberrating layer.

Yevgeny Slobodkin¹, Ori Katz¹

¹Institute of Applied Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel.

|February 7, 2024

Summary

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We developed a new physics-based method for clearer photoacoustic imaging through difficult, thick layers. This technique corrects for wave distortion, improving image quality for better non-invasive diagnostics.

Keywords:

Aberration correction Beamforming Iterative optimization Model-based reconstruction Photoacoustic tomography

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Optics
Acoustic Imaging
Computational Physics

Background:

Photoacoustic tomography (PAT) is a powerful non-invasive imaging technique.
Image quality in PAT is often degraded by aberrating layers, especially thick ones.
Accurate reconstruction of photoacoustic signals is crucial for diagnostic applications.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a physics-based computational reconstruction framework for photoacoustic tomography (PAT) through thick aberrating layers.
To address challenges posed by unknown aberrating layer profiles.
To enable faster and more accurate PAT imaging in complex biological tissues.

Main Methods:

A wave-based approach utilizing an analytic formulation of diffraction for beamforming.
Development of an automatic-differentiation regularized optimization algorithm for simultaneous reconstruction of aberrating layer profiles and targets.
Implementation of a physics-based computational reconstruction framework.

Main Results:

Demonstrated successful photoacoustic image reconstruction through thick aberrating layers.
Validated the framework's ability to handle both known and unknown aberrating layer profiles.
Achieved promising results in numerical studies and proof-of-concept experiments for fast beamforming.

Conclusions:

The proposed framework offers a robust solution for PAT imaging through thick aberrating layers.
The method effectively accounts for diffraction effects, enhancing image fidelity.
This work holds potential for advancing non-invasive diagnostic imaging in challenging scenarios.