ArticleBiomedical optics express2019
Photoacoustic imaging of the uterine cervix to assess collagen and water content changes in murine pregnancy.
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Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging of Hydrocephalus
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Assessing Breast Cancer through Tumor Microenvironment Mapping of Collagen and Other Biomolecule Spectral Fingerprints─A Review.ACS sensors · 2024Review
- Contrast enhanced photoacoustic detection of fibrillar collagen in the near infrared region-I.Nanoscale advances · 2024Article
- Diagnosis of liver fibrosis and liver function reserve through non-invasive multispectral photoacoustic imaging.Photoacoustics · 2023Article
- Niche preclinical and clinical applications of photoacoustic imaging with endogenous contrast.Photoacoustics · 2023Review
- Versatile multimodal modality based on Brillouin light scattering and the photoacoustic effect.Optics letters · 2023Article
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- In vivo Raman spectroscopy monitors cervical change during labor.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2022Article
- Photoacoustic/Ultrasound Endoscopic Imaging Reconstruction Algorithm Based on the Approximate Gaussian Acoustic Field.Biosensors · 2022Article
- Endocavity ultrasound and photoacoustic system for fetal and maternal imaging: design, implementation, andJournal of medical imaging (Bellingham, Wash.) · 2021Article
- Dual-Illumination Ultrasound/ Photoacoustic System for Cervical Cancer imaging.IEEE photonics journal · 2021Article
- Assessment of liver function reserve by photoacoustic tomography: a feasibility study.Biomedical optics express · 2020Article
- Photoacoustic Imaging to Track Magnetic-manipulated Micro-Robots in Deep Tissue.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Effective photoacoustic absorption spectrum for collagen-based tissue imaging.Journal of biomedical optics · 2020Article
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
The uterine cervix plays a central role in the maintenance of pregnancy and in the process of parturition. Cervical remodeling involves dramatic changes in extracellular matrix composition and, in particular, of collagen and water content during cervical ripening (a term that describes the anatomical, biochemical, and physiologic changes in preparation for labor). Untimely cervical ripening in early gestation predisposes to preterm labor and delivery, the leading cause of infant death worldwide. Inadequate ripening of the cervix is associated with failure of induction or prolonged labor. The current approach to evaluate the state of the cervix relies on digital examination and sonographic examination. Herein, we present a novel imaging method that combines ultrasound (US) and photoacoustic (PA) techniques to evaluate cervical remodeling by assessing the relative collagen and water content of this organ. The method was tested
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