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  • Gastroenterology
  • Medical Imaging

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  • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) causes chronic, obstructive intestinal strictures due to inflammation, fibrosis, and muscular hypertrophy.
  • Accurate characterization of stricture pathology is crucial for effective therapeutic planning but remains challenging.
  • Previous studies demonstrated multispectral photoacoustic (PA) imaging's potential for quantifying hemoglobin (inflammation) and collagen (fibrosis) in IBD strictures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the capability of PA imaging to resolve and quantify myoglobin, a marker associated with muscular hypertrophy.
  • To further characterize the complex pathology of intestinal strictures using PA imaging.

Main Methods:

  • Quantified hemoglobin and myoglobin ratios in controlled phantoms.
  • Visualized tissue component distribution in porcine intestinal tissue samples ex vivo.
  • Examined PA imaging's ability to quantify tissue components in human intestinal strictures and unstrictured margins ex vivo, and in rabbit models in vivo.

Main Results:

  • PA imaging successfully resolved and quantified myoglobin, alongside hemoglobin and collagen.
  • Demonstrated visualization of tissue component distribution in ex vivo and in vivo models.
  • PA imaging showed promise in quantifying various tissue components within human intestinal strictures.

Conclusions:

  • PA imaging is a valuable tool for characterizing the multi-component pathology of intestinal strictures.
  • The ability to quantify myoglobin expands PA imaging's utility in assessing muscular hypertrophy in IBD.
  • This technique offers a promising non-invasive approach for detailed stricture assessment, aiding therapeutic decisions.