Nonionizing photoacoustic cystography in vivo
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- Title
- Nonionizing photoacoustic cystography in vivo
- Authors
- Kim, C; Jeon, M; Wang, LV
- Date Issued
- 2011-09-15
- Publisher
- Optical Society of America
- Abstract
- We demonstrate the feasibility of a novel and nonionizing process for bladder imaging in vivo, called photoacoustic cystography (PAC). Using a photoacoustic imaging system, we have successfully imaged a rat bladder filled with clinically used Methylene Blue (MB) dye. An image contrast of similar to 8 was achieved. Further, spectroscopic PAC confirmed the accumulation of MB in the bladder. Using a laser pulse energy of less than 1 mJ/cm(2) (1/20 of the ANSI safety limit), a deeply (1.2 cm) positioned bladder in biological tissues was clearly visible in the PA image. Our results suggest that PAC can potentially provide a nonionizing, relatively cheap, and portable tool for bladder mapping. Among our clinical interests, nonionizing PAC with an injection of MB can potentially monitor vesicoureteral reflux in children. (C) 2011 Optical Society of America
- Keywords
- VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; CHILDREN
- URI
- https://oasis.postech.ac.kr/handle/2014.oak/15415
- DOI
- 10.1364/OL.36.003599
- ISSN
- 0146-9592
- Article Type
- Article
- Citation
- OPTICS LETTERS, vol. 36, no. 18, page. 3599 - 3601, 2011-09-15
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