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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2023

Contrast-Enhanced Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography for Functional Assessment of the Gastrointestinal Tract.

Lars-Philip Paulus, Adrian Buehler, Alexandra L Wagner, Roman Raming, Jörg Jüngert, David Simon, Koray Tascilar, Alexander Schnell, Ulrich Rother, Markus Eckstein and 10 more

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract read
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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 15 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06911749 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Contrast Enhanced Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography and MRI for Non-invasive Assessment of Intestinal Transit Time in Children With Chronic Bowel Emptying Disorders

TypeinterventionalSponsorDr. med. Sonja DiezRan2025 to 2026Enrolled20ConditionsChronic Constipation, Slow Transit Constipation, Intestinal Transit Disorder, Hirschsprungs DiseaseArmsMSOT with ICG, MRI
NCT07784179 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging of Hydrocephalus

TypeinterventionalSponsorMichael McDowellRan2026 to 2029Enrolled250ConditionsHydrocephalus in Infants, Hydrocephalus in ChildrenArmsPAUS imaging
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Guided Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography for 3D Imaging of the Murine Colon.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Lars-Philip PaulusDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
Adrian BuehlerDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
Alexandra L WagnerDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
Roman RamingDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
Jörg JüngertDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
David SimonDepartment of Medicine 3, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
Koray TascilarDepartment of Medicine 3, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
Alexander SchnellDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
Ulrich RotherDepartment of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
Markus EcksteinInsitute of Pathology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
Werner LangDepartment of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
André HoerningDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
Georg SchettDepartment of Medicine 3, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
Markus F NeurathGerman Center Immunotherapy (DZI), University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
Maximilian J WaldnerGerman Center Immunotherapy (DZI), University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
Regina TrollmannDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
Joachim WoelfleDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
Sarah E BohndiekDepartment of Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, UK.
Adrian P RegensburgerDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8244-1261
Ferdinand KnielingDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3535-2626
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · DEUniversity of Cambridge · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Real-time imaging and functional assessment of the intestinal tract and its transit pose a significant challenge to conventional clinical diagnostic methods. Multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT), a molecular-sensitive imaging technology, offers the potential to visualize endogenous and exogenous chromophores in deep tissue. Herein, a novel approach using the orally administered clinical-approved fluorescent dye indocyanine green (ICG) for bedside, non-ionizing evaluation of gastrointestinal passage is presented. The authors are able to show the detectability and stability of ICG in phantom experiments. Furthermore, ten healthy subjects underwent MSOT imaging at multiple time points over eight hours after ingestion of a standardized meal with and without ICG. ICG signals can be visualized and quantified in different intestinal segments, while its excretion is confirmed by fluorescent imaging of stool samples. These findings indicate that contrast-enhanced MSOT (CE-MSOT) provides a translatable real-time imaging approach for functional assessment of the gastrointestinal tract.

Indexed as

Indocyanine GreenTomography, X-Ray ComputedFluorescent DyesGastrointestinal TractHumansPhantoms, ImagingFluorescent DyesIndocyanine Greenindocyanine greenintestinemultispectral optoacoustic tomographyoptoacousticsphotoacoustics

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PMID37289088
PMCPMC10427354
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