Open AccessPhotoacoustic/ultrasound dual imaging of human thyroid cancers: an initial clinical study
Author(s) -
Meng Yang,
Liuhui Zhao,
Xueling He,
Na Su,
Chenyang Zhao,
He-Wen Tang,
Tao Hong,
Wenbo Li,
Fang Yang,
Lin Lin,
Bing Zhang,
Rui Zhang,
Yuxin Jiang,
Changhui Li
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
biomedical optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.362
H-Index - 86
ISSN - 2156-7085
DOI - 10.1364/boe.8.003449
Subject(s) - photoacoustic imaging in biomedicine , ultrasound , thyroid , medicine , ultrasound imaging , radiology , photoacoustic doppler effect , medical imaging , biomedical engineering , photoacoustic spectroscopy , optics , physics
We reported an initial clinical study of in vivo human thyroid by a photoacoustic/ultrasound handheld probe. Our dual-modality system is based on a high-end clinical ultrasound machine. Both healthy and cancerous thyroids were imaged non-invasively, and we compared the photoacoustic imaging with color Doppler ultrasound. The results of photoacoustic thyroid imaging could reveal many blood vessels that were not sensitive for Doppler ultrasound. Our study demonstrated that photoacoustic imaging could provide important complementary information for traditional ultrasound thyroid examination, which has a great potential for clinical diagnosis.