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Front Cover: Photoacoustic imaging of the human placental vasculature (J. Biophotonics 4/2020)
Author(s) -
Maneas Efthymios,
Aughwane Rosalind,
Huynh Nam,
Xia Wenfeng,
Ansari Rehman,
Kuniyil Ajith Singh Mithun,
Hutchinson J. Ciaran,
Sebire Neil J.,
Arthurs Owen J.,
Deprest Jan,
Ourselin Sebastien,
Beard Paul C.,
Melbourne Andrew,
Vercauteren Tom,
David Anna L.,
Desjardins Adrien E.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of biophotonics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.877
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1864-0648
pISSN - 1864-063X
DOI - 10.1002/jbio.202070009
Subject(s) - photoacoustic imaging in biomedicine , medicine , biophotonics , biomedical engineering , pathology , laser , optics , physics
Abstract Successful therapy of twin‐to‐twin transfusion syndrome requires accurate imaging to guide laser photocoagulation of the anastomosing placental vessels. Photoacoustic (PA) imaging is an alternative imaging method that provides contrast for hemoglobin, and in this study, it was used to visualize chorionic superficial and subsurface vasculature in human placentas. The strong potential of PA imaging to guide minimally invasive fetal therapies was demonstrated. Further details can be found in the article by Efthymios Maneas, Rosalind Aughwane, Nam Huynh, et al. ( e201900167 ).