Advanced Detection Techniques for Photoacoustic Bioimaging
A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical and Photonic Biosensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomedical imaging; photoacoustic imaging; ultrasound imaging
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Interests: ultrasound transducer; biomedical imaging
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A variety of imaging techniques have been investigated for biomedical applications. Among them, photoacoustic imaging has shown great promise by providing structural and functional information of biological tissues. Over the past decades, extensive research has been conducted to broaden its biomedical applications, including drug delivery monitoring, the biodistribution of nanomaterials, and treatment assessment. More recently, clinical trials have been conducted to translate photoacoustic imaging into clinical settings by integrating it with conventional ultrasound systems. The objective of this Special Issue is to highlight the latest advances in detection strategies, transducer design, and signal analysis for photoacoustic imaging. By gathering state-of-the-art developments, we aim to accelerate the translation of photoacoustic imaging from the laboratory to clinical or industrial applications.
For this Special Issue, the topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advanced ultrasound transducer for photoacoustic/ultrasound imaging;
- Flexible and wearable transducer;
- Transparent transducer;
- High-frequency transducer;
- Non-contact acoustic wave detection;
- Array transducer design;
- Clinical photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging.
Dr. Jeesu Kim
Dr. Jeongwoo Park
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ultrasound detection
- photoacoustic imaging
- ultrasound imaging
- transducer
- image reconstruction
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