ReviewPhotochemistry and photobiology2020
Role of Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging in Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer.
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- Contrast Agents for Enhanced Bioimaging: A Comprehensive Review.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2026Review
- Overcoming Tumor Hypoxia in Photodynamic Therapy: A Comprehensive Review of Oxygen-Delivery Carriers and Type I Photosensitizers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Adaptive Optimization of Vascular-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy Efficiency Based on Hyperspectral-Photoacoustic Dual-Modality Imaging Feedback.BME frontiers · 2026Article
- Label-Free Hemodynamic Mapping via Ultrafast Power Doppler-Enhanced Photoacoustic Imaging reveals early therapy-induced functional changes in the tumor.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Photoacoustic-Integrated Multimodal Approach for Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis.ACS biomaterials science & engineering · 2025Review
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- Classification and risk assessment of ovarian-adnexal lesions using parametric and radiomic analysis of co-registered ultrasound-photoacoustic tomographic images.Photoacoustics · 2025Article
- Ultrasound-guided photoacoustic image annotation toolkit in MATLAB (PHANTOM) for preclinical applications.Photoacoustics · 2025Article
- Non-Invasive Deep-Brain Imaging With 3D Integrated Photoacoustic Tomography and Ultrasound Localization Microscopy (3D-PAULM).IEEE transactions on medical imaging · 2025Article
- Impact of irradiation conditions on therapy of Lewis lung carcinoma in mice using glucose-ethylenediamine carbon dots.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Navigating the challenges: ultrasound innovations in brain glioma surgery.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Heterogeneous tumor blood oxygenation dynamics during phototherapy deciphered with real-time label-free photoacoustic imaging.NPJ acoustics · 2025Article
- In vivo, online label-free monitoring of heterogenous oxygen utilization during phototherapy with real-time ultrasound-guided photoacoustic imaging.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Tailoring Plasmonic Nanoheaters Size for Enhanced Theranostic Agent Performance.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Efficient Assessment of Tumor Vascular Shutdown by Photodynamic Therapy on Orthotopic Pancreatic Cancer Using High-Speed Wide-Field Waterproof Galvanometer Scanner Photoacoustic Microscopy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Deep tissue photoacoustic imaging with light and sound.Npj imaging · 2024Review
- Therapeutic applications of carbon nanomaterials in renal cancer.Biotechnology letters · 2023Review
- Ultrasound-guided Photoacoustic image Annotation Toolkit in MATLAB (PHANTOM) for preclinical applications.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a phototoxic treatment with high spatial and temporal control and has shown tremendous promise in the management of cancer due to its high efficacy and minimal side effects. PDT efficacy is dictated by a complex relationship between dosimetry parameters such as the concentration of the photosensitizer at the tumor site, its spatial localization (intracellular or extracellular), light dose and distribution, oxygen distribution and concentration, and the heterogeneity of the inter- and intratumoral microenvironment. Studying and characterizing these parameters, along with monitoring tumor heterogeneity pre- and post-PDT, provides essential data for predicting therapeutic response and the design of subsequent therapies. In this review, we elucidate the role of ultrasound (US) and photoacoustic imaging in improving PDT-mediated outcomes in cancer-from tracking photosensitizer uptake and vascular destruction, to measuring oxygenation dynamics and the overall evaluation of tumor responses. We also present recent advances in multifunctional theranostic nanomaterials that can improve either US or photoacoustic imaging contrast, as well as deliver photosensitizers specifically to tumors. Given the wide availability, low-cost, portability and nonionizing nature of US and photoacoustic imaging, together with their capabilities of providing multiparametric morphological and functional information, these technologies are thusly inimitable when deployed in conjunction with PDT.
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