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ArticleJournal of biomedical optics2026

Integrated spectral and depth compensation approach for optimizing oxygen saturation and total hemoglobin estimation in photoacoustic tomography for ovarian lesion diagnosis.

Lukai Wang, Yixiao Lin, Haolin Nie, Jinhua Xu, Sanskar Thakur, Quing Zhu

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Lukai WangWashington University in St. Louis, Imaging Science Program, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3480-9441
Yixiao LinWashington University in St. Louis, Department of Biomedical Engineering, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2076-2187
Haolin NieWashington University in St. Louis, Department of Biomedical Engineering, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8626-7440
Jinhua XuWashington University in St. Louis, Imaging Science Program, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
Sanskar ThakurWashington University in St. Louis, Imaging Science Program, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8128-4601
Quing ZhuWashington University in St. Louis, Imaging Science Program, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1837-2588

Funding

Near Infrared Diffused Light Imaging with Ultrasound Guidance: Predicting Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy ResponseR01EB002136 · NIBIB · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI ZHU, QUING · 2003 to 2016
$3.4M
Coregistered Photoacoustic and Ultrasound Imaging for Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis and Risk ManagementR01CA237664 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI POWELL, MATTHEW A, SIEGEL, CARY L · 2020 to 2024
$2.6M
Improving diagnostic US for reduction of benign breast biopsies using US-guided Optical TomographyR01CA228047 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI POPLACK, STEVEN, ZHU, QUING · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
Predicting neoadjuvant treatment response of locally advanced rectal cancer using co-registered endo-rectal photoacoustic and ultrasound imagingR01EB034398 · NIBIB · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI William Chapman, Quing Zhu · 2023 to 2026
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA228047NCI NIH HHS R01 CA237664NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB002136NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB034398
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Abstract

Significance: Photoacoustic tomography (PAT) holds promise for non-invasive functional imaging in ovarian cancer diagnostics. However, accurate estimation of oxygen saturation ( Aim: We aim to improve the accuracy and clinical utility of Approach: We introduce a spectral compensation strategy derived from Monte Carlo simulations and integrate it with depth-wise fluence correction to construct the proposed ISDC method. The approach has been validated using phantoms with known optical properties and applied to clinical PAT data from 82 ovarian lesions (67 benign and 15 malignant). Diagnostic performance was evaluated using logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic analysis. Results: In phantom experiments, ISDC improved Conclusions: The ISDC approach significantly enhances the quantitative accuracy and diagnostic performance of PAT by compensating for both spectral and depth fluence variations within biological tissue. These improvements support the integration of ISDC into US-PAT systems for ovarian lesion characterization and future clinical applications.

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HemoglobinsImage Processing, Computer-AssistedOvarian NeoplasmsOxygenOxygen SaturationPhotoacoustic TechniquesTomographyAlgorithmsFemaleHumansMonte Carlo MethodOvaryPhantoms, ImagingROC CurveUltrasonographyHemoglobinsOxygenfluence compensationfunctional imagingovarian cancer diagnosisoxygen saturationphotoacoustic tomographyspectral coloring effecttotal hemoglobin concentration

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PMCPMC12869027

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