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The development of fast and accurate image reconstruction algorithms is a central aspect of computed tomography. In this paper, we investigate this issue for the sparse data problem in photoacoustic tomography (PAT). We develop a direct and…
Optoacoustic tomography (OAT), also known as photoacoustic tomography, is an emerging computed biomedical imaging modality that exploits optical contrast and ultrasonic detection principles. Iterative image reconstruction algorithms that…
Photoacoustic tomography (PAT) is an emerging imaging modality that combines the complementary strengths of optical contrast and ultrasonic resolution. A central task is image reconstruction, where measured acoustic signals are used to…
Photoacoustic tomography (PAT) is a newly developed medical imaging modality, which combines the advantages of pure optical imaging and ultrasound imaging, owning both high optical contrast and deep penetration depth. Very recently, PAT is…
In this paper we consider a mathematical model for photoacoustic imaging which takes into account attenuation due to thermodynamic dissipation. The propagation of acoustic (compressional) waves is governed by a scalar wave equation coupled…
Increasing the imaging speed is a central aim in photoacoustic tomography. This issue is especially important in the case of sequential scanning approaches as applied for most existing optical detection schemes. In this work we address this…
In deep tissue photoacoustic imaging the spatial resolution is inherently limited by the acoustic wavelength. Recently, it was demonstrated that it is possible to surpass the acoustic diffraction limit by analyzing fluctuations in a set of…
We consider the reconstruction of optical parameters in a domain of interest from photoacoustic data. Photoacoustic tomography (PAT) radiates high frequency electromagnetic waves into the domain and measures acoustic signals emitted by the…
Photoacoustic (PA) computed tomography (PACT) shows great potentials in various preclinical and clinical applications. A great number of measurements are the premise that obtains a high-quality image, which implies a low imaging rate or a…
Photoacoustic tomography (PAT) is a nonionizing imaging modality capable of acquiring high contrast and resolution images of optical absorption at depths greater than traditional optical imaging techniques. Practical considerations with…
Photoacoustic computed tomography (PACT) is a non-invasive imaging modality, similar to ultrasound, with wide-ranging medical applications. Conventional PACT images are degraded by wavefront distortion caused by the heterogeneous speed of…
Almost all known image reconstruction algorithms for photoacoustic and thermoacoustic tomography assume that the acoustic waves leave the region of interest after a finite time. This assumption is reasonable if the reflections from the…
Photoacoustic (PA) imaging combines the high optical absorption contrast of optical imaging with the deep tissue penetration of ultrasound detection, offering great potential for functional imaging and disease diagnosis. However, current PA…
Photoacoustic tomography (PAT) enables non-invasive cross-sectional imaging of biological tissues, but it fails to map the spatial variation of speed-of-sound (SOS) within tissues. While SOS is intimately linked to density and elastic…
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) and photoacoustic tomography (PAT) are emerging non-invasive biological and medical imaging techniques. It is a recent trend in experimental science to design experiments that perform PAT and OCT imaging…
Photoacoustic tomography (PAT) is a novel and promising technology in hybrid medical imaging that involves generating acoustic waves in the object of interest by stimulating electromagnetic energy. The acoustic wave is measured outside the…
In photoacoustic imaging the objective is to determine the optical properties of biological tissue from boundary measurement of the generated acoustic wave. Here, we propose a restriction to piecewise constant media parameters. Precisely we…
Photoacoustic tomography (PAT) combines the advantages of the spectroscopic optical absorption contrast and acoustic resolution with deep penetration, and becomes an important novel biomedical imaging technology for scientific research and…
Photo-acoustic Tomography (PAT) and Thermo-acoustic Tomography (TAT) are medical imaging modalities that combine the high contrast of radiative properties of tissues with the high resolution of ultrasound. In both modalities, a first step…