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ArticleScience advances2025

Rapid cancer diagnosis using deep learning-powered label-free subcellular-resolution photoacoustic histology.

Byullee Park, Rui Cao, Yilin Luo, Cindy Liu, Yushun Zeng, Yide Zhang, Qifa Zhou, Samuel Davis, Massimo D'Apuzzo, Lihong V Wang

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Article in Science advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Byullee ParkCaltech Optical Imaging Laboratory, Andrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2949-1419
Rui CaoCaltech Optical Imaging Laboratory, Andrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4444-7528
Yilin LuoCaltech Optical Imaging Laboratory, Andrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4611-3049
Cindy LiuCaltech Optical Imaging Laboratory, Andrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1075-1436
Yushun ZengAlfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering and Ophthalmology, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5995-4085
Yide ZhangCaltech Optical Imaging Laboratory, Andrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9463-3970
Qifa ZhouAlfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering and Ophthalmology, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1527-3020
Samuel DavisCaltech Optical Imaging Laboratory, Andrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0871-8880
Massimo D'ApuzzoDepartment of Pathology, City of Hope Beckman Research Institute and Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8146-0997
Lihong V WangCaltech Optical Imaging Laboratory, Andrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9783-4383

Funding

UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training ProgramT32GM008042 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI AJIJOLA, OLUJIMI A, DAWSON, DAVID WAYNE · 1985 to 2023
$29.9M
The Center for Label-free Imagingand Multiscale Biophotonics (CLIMB)P41EB031772 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI Stephen A Boppart · 2022 to 2026
$7.6M
High-speed panoramic 3D photoacoustic computed tomography of the breastR35CA220436 · NCI · CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI WANG, LIHONG · 2018 to 2024
$6.4M
UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training ProgramT32GM152342 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Olujimi A Ajijola, David Wayne Dawson · 2024 to 2026
$5.3M
Label-free intraoperative photoacoustic microscopy for rapid diagnosis of tissue biopsies with specimen integrityR01EB028277 · NIBIB · CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI D'APUZZO, MASSIMO, WANG, LIHONG · 2019 to 2022
$2.6M
Caltech/UCLA Individualized Theranostic Engineering to Advance Metabolic System (iTEAM)T32EB027629 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Dino Di Carlo, Azita Emami · 2020 to 2026
$2.0M
UCLA and Caltech integrated Cardiovascular Medicine for Bioengineers (iCMB)T32HL144449 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI HSIAI, TZUNG K, PAJUKANTA, PAIVI · 2020 to 2024
$1.2M
Deep-learning assisted photoacoustic histology for real-time intraoperative pathological diagnosisR00EB034298 · NIBIB · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI Rui Cao · 2024 to 2026
$747k
Next-generation photoacoustic imaging for real-time, non-invasive monitoring of brain oxygen metabolismK99EB035645 · NIBIB · CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI ZHANG, YIDE · 2024 to 2024
$127k
NCI NIH HHS R35 CA220436NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL144449NIBIB NIH HHS K99 EB035645NIBIB NIH HHS P41 EB031772NIBIB NIH HHS R00 EB034298NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB028277NIBIB NIH HHS T32 EB027629NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008042NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM152342
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traditional hematoxylin and eosin staining in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections, while essential for diagnostic pathology, is time-consuming, labor intensive, and prone to artifacts that can obscure critical histological details. Label-free ultraviolet photoacoustic microscopy (UV-PAM) has emerged as a promising alternative, offering fast histology-like images without the need for traditional staining and excessive tissue preparation. However, current UV-PAM systems face challenges in achieving the high spatial resolution required for detailed histological analysis and diagnosis. To address this, we developed a subcellular-resolution UV-PAM (SRUV-PAM) system with a 240-nanometer resolution, enabled by the integration of a high numerical aperture (NA) objective lens (NA = 0.64) and the precise piezo actuators for fine scanning control. This configuration allows visualization of detailed nuclear structures. In addition, we demonstrated virtual staining of SRUV-PAM images via cycle-consistent generative adversarial networks and diagnosis of malignant and benign tumors in liver tissues via densely connected convolutional networks DenseNet-121, achieving an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.902.

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Deep LearningNeoplasmsPhotoacoustic TechniquesHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMicroscopyROC Curve

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PMID41270177
PMCPMC12637292

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