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Knauer N, Dean-Ben XL, Razansky D. Spatial Compounding of Volumetric Data Enables Freehand Optoacoustic Angiography of Large-Scale Vascular Networks. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING 2020; 39:1160-1169. [PMID: 31581078 DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2019.2945297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Optoacoustic tomography systems have attained unprecedented volumetric imaging speeds, thus enabling insights into rapid biological dynamics and marking a milestone in the clinical translation of this modality. Fast imaging performance often comes at the cost of limited field-of-view, which may hinder potential applications looking at larger tissue volumes. The imaged field-of-view can potentially be expanded via scanning and using additional hardware to track the position of the imaging probe. However, this approach turns impractical for high-resolution volumetric scans performed in a freehand mode along arbitrary trajectories. We have developed an accurate framework for spatial compounding of time-lapse optoacoustic data. The method exploits the frequency-domain properties of vascular networks in optoacoustic images and estimates the relative motion and orientation of the imaging probe. This allows rapidly combining sequential volumetric frames into large area scans without additional tracking hardware. The approach is universally applicable for compounding volumetric data acquired with calibrated scanning systems but also in a freehand mode with up to six degrees of freedom. Robust performance is demonstrated for whole-body mouse imaging with spiral volumetric optoacoustic tomography and for freehand visualization of vascular networks in humans using volumetric imaging probes. The newly introduced capability for angiographic observations at multiple spatial and temporal scales is expected to greatly facilitate the use of optoacoustic imaging technology in pre-clinical research and clinical diagnostics. The technique can equally benefit other biomedical imaging modalities, such as scanning fluorescence microscopy, optical coherence tomography or ultrasonography, thus optimizing their trade-offs between fast imaging performance and field-of-view.
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Ivankovic I, Merčep E, Schmedt CG, Deán-Ben XL, Razansky D. Real-time Volumetric Assessment of the Human Carotid Artery: Handheld Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography. Radiology 2019; 291:45-50. [PMID: 30747592 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2019181325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Background Multispectral optical imaging has the capability of resolving hemoglobin, lipid, and water. Volumetric multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT) is a hybrid imaging technique that provides a unique combination of functional and molecular contrast with real-time handheld imaging. Purpose To investigate whether volumetric MSOT can provide real-time assessment of the anatomic and functional status of the human carotid artery bifurcation noninvasively. Materials and Methods Imaging of healthy volunteers (n = 16) was performed with a custom-designed handheld volumetric MSOT scanner capable of high-spatial-resolution (approximately 200 µm) and real-time (10 volumes/sec) three-dimensional imaging, while further providing spectroscopic capacity through fast tuning of the excitation light wavelength. For comparison and anatomic cross-validation, volunteers were also scanned with clinical B-mode US. Results Volumetric MSOT achieved real-time imaging and characterization of the entire carotid bifurcation area across three dimensions simultaneously captured in a single volumetric image frame. Analysis of the acquired data further showed that a higher contrast-to-noise ratio can be achieved for wavelengths corresponding to a high optical absorption of oxygenated hemoglobin. Conclusion The human carotid artery was visualized by using handheld volumetric multispectral optoacoustic tomography. This imaging approach is less prone to motion artifacts than are the conventional clinical imaging methods, holding promise for providing additional image-based biomarkers for noninvasive label-free assessment of carotid artery disease. © RSNA, 2019 Online supplemental material is available for this article. See also the editorial by Mezrich in this issue.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ivana Ivankovic
- From the Institute for Biological and Medical Imaging, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany (I.I., X.L.D.B., D.R.); Faculty of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany (I.I., E.M., D.R.); Faculty of Medicine and Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Switzerland (I.I., X.L.D.B., D.R.); Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, HIT E42.1, Wolfgang-Pauli-Str 27, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland (I.I., X.L.D.B., D.R.); iThera Medical, Munich, Germany (E.M.); and Department for Vascular Surgery, Diakonie-Klinikum Schwäbisch Hall, Germany (C.G.S.)
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- From the Institute for Biological and Medical Imaging, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany (I.I., X.L.D.B., D.R.); Faculty of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany (I.I., E.M., D.R.); Faculty of Medicine and Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Switzerland (I.I., X.L.D.B., D.R.); Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, HIT E42.1, Wolfgang-Pauli-Str 27, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland (I.I., X.L.D.B., D.R.); iThera Medical, Munich, Germany (E.M.); and Department for Vascular Surgery, Diakonie-Klinikum Schwäbisch Hall, Germany (C.G.S.)
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- From the Institute for Biological and Medical Imaging, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany (I.I., X.L.D.B., D.R.); Faculty of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany (I.I., E.M., D.R.); Faculty of Medicine and Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Switzerland (I.I., X.L.D.B., D.R.); Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, HIT E42.1, Wolfgang-Pauli-Str 27, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland (I.I., X.L.D.B., D.R.); iThera Medical, Munich, Germany (E.M.); and Department for Vascular Surgery, Diakonie-Klinikum Schwäbisch Hall, Germany (C.G.S.)
| | - Xose Luís Deán-Ben
- From the Institute for Biological and Medical Imaging, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany (I.I., X.L.D.B., D.R.); Faculty of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany (I.I., E.M., D.R.); Faculty of Medicine and Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Switzerland (I.I., X.L.D.B., D.R.); Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, HIT E42.1, Wolfgang-Pauli-Str 27, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland (I.I., X.L.D.B., D.R.); iThera Medical, Munich, Germany (E.M.); and Department for Vascular Surgery, Diakonie-Klinikum Schwäbisch Hall, Germany (C.G.S.)
| | - Daniel Razansky
- From the Institute for Biological and Medical Imaging, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany (I.I., X.L.D.B., D.R.); Faculty of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany (I.I., E.M., D.R.); Faculty of Medicine and Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Switzerland (I.I., X.L.D.B., D.R.); Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, HIT E42.1, Wolfgang-Pauli-Str 27, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland (I.I., X.L.D.B., D.R.); iThera Medical, Munich, Germany (E.M.); and Department for Vascular Surgery, Diakonie-Klinikum Schwäbisch Hall, Germany (C.G.S.)
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