title: Tutorial on photoacoustic tomography.
abstract: Photoacoustic tomography (PAT) has become one of the fastest growing fields in biomedical optics. Unlike pure optical imaging, such as confocal microscopy and two-photon microscopy, PAT employs acoustic detection to image optical absorption contrast with high-resolution deep into scattering tissue. So far, PAT has been widely used for multiscale anatomical, functional, and molecular imaging of biological tissues. We focus on PAT’s basic principles, major implementations, imaging contrasts, and recent applications.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Junjie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Lihong V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008853:Microscopy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D061088:Photoacoustic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D041622:Tomography, Optical / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods