title: "Contrast agents for optoacoustic imaging: design and biomedical applications".
abstract: Nanoparticles and molecular chromophores with strong optical absorption in the near-infrared spectral range can be used as contrast agents for optoacoustic (photoacoustic) imaging, thereby significantly enhancing sensitivity and enabling new applications of this novel and rapidly growing biomedical imaging technology.
authors.affiliation: Ph.D., CEO/CTO TomoWave Laboratories, Inc. 6550 Mapleridge Street, Suite 103-124 Houston, TX 77081-4629, United States ; Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States.
authors.forename: Alexander A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Oraevsky
keywords: Molecular chromophore; Nanoparticle; Optoacoustic; Optothermal therapy; Photoacoustic; Ultrasonic