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SlingBAG: point cloud-based iterative algorithm for large-scale 3D photoacoustic imaging.

Shuang Li¹, Yibing Wang¹, Jian Gao²

¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Future Technology, Peking University, Beijing, China.

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|December 6, 2025

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A new point cloud-based iterative reconstruction (IR) algorithm, SlingBAG, significantly reduces memory and time for large-scale 3D photoacoustic imaging. This method enables high-quality reconstructions with unprecedented efficiency.

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Biomedical Imaging
Computational Imaging
Medical Physics

Background:

Large-scale 3D photoacoustic imaging is crucial for clinical and pre-clinical research.
Sparse sensor arrays are cost-effective but require advanced reconstruction to minimize artifacts.
Traditional iterative reconstruction (IR) algorithms are computationally intensive, limiting their application in large-scale 3D photoacoustic imaging.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a computationally efficient iterative reconstruction algorithm for large-scale 3D photoacoustic imaging.
To address the memory and time constraints of conventional IR methods.
To enable high-quality 3D photoacoustic reconstructions using sparsely distributed sensors.

Main Methods:

Proposed a point cloud-based iterative reconstruction (IR) algorithm named SlingBAG (sliding Gaussian ball adaptive growth).
Modeled the 3D photoacoustic scene as Gaussian-distributed spherical sources represented by a point cloud.
Implemented adaptive optimization of Gaussian source properties (intensity, size, position) and dynamic source evolution (destroying, splitting, duplication).

Main Results:

SlingBAG significantly reduces memory consumption by several orders compared to traditional IR algorithms.
The algorithm achieves fast iteration speeds and extremely low memory usage for large-scale 3D photoacoustic reconstruction.
Validated high-quality reconstruction performance through simulation studies and in vivo animal experiments.

Conclusions:

SlingBAG offers a computationally efficient and memory-saving solution for large-scale 3D photoacoustic imaging.
The adaptive Gaussian source modeling and evolution enable high-fidelity image reconstruction.
This method facilitates the practical implementation of advanced 3D photoacoustic imaging systems.