Contrast-enhanced photoacoustic imaging with an optical wavelength of 1064 nm

Jeesu Kim; Sara Park; Gyeong Bae Park; Wonseok Choi; Unyong Jeong; Chulhong Kim

doi:10.1117/12.2286012

19 February 2018 Contrast-enhanced photoacoustic imaging with an optical wavelength of 1064 nm

Jeesu Kim, Sara Park, Gyeong Bae Park, Wonseok Choi, Unyong Jeong, Chulhong Kim

Proceedings Volume 10494, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2018; 104944I (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2286012
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2018, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Photoacoustic (PA) imaging is a biomedical imaging method that can provide both structural and functional information of living tissues beyond the optical diffusion limit by combining the concepts of conventional optical and ultrasound imaging methods. Although endogenous chromophores can be utilized to acquire PA images of biological tissues, exogenous contrast agents that absorb near-infrared (NIR) lights have been extensively explored to improve the contrast and penetration depth of PA images. Here, we demonstrate Bi2Se3 nanoplates, that strongly absorbs NIR lights, as a contrast agent for PA imaging. In particularly, the Bi₂Se₃ nanoplates produce relatively strong PA signals with an optical wavelength of 1064 nm, which has several advantages for deep tissue imaging including: (1) relatively low absorption by other intrinsic chromophores, (2) cost-effective light source using Nd:YAG laser, and (3) higher available energy than other NIR lights according to American National Standards Institute (ANSI) safety limit. We have investigated deep tissue imaging capability of the Bi2Se3 nanoplates by acquiring in vitro PA images of microtubes under chicken breast tissues. We have also acquired in vivo PA images of bladders, gastrointestinal tracts, and sentinel lymph nodes in mice after injection of the Bi₂Se₃ nanoplates to verify their applicability to a variety of biomedical research. The results show the promising potential of the Bi₂Se₃ nanoplates as a PA contrast agent for deep tissue imaging with an optical wavelength of 1064 nm.

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Jeesu Kim, Sara Park, Gyeong Bae Park, Wonseok Choi, Unyong Jeong, and Chulhong Kim "Contrast-enhanced photoacoustic imaging with an optical wavelength of 1064 nm", Proc. SPIE 10494, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2018, 104944I (19 February 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2286012

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