Ultrasound Imaging and Sensing in Biomedical Engineering
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensing and Imaging".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent technological breakthroughs in photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging have enabled a new generation of compact, portable, and clinically practical systems with high resolution and speed. However, clinical translation of these modalities, especially photoacoustic imaging, has been largely constrained by bulky lasers and large transducer arrays, with imaging rate limited by laser repetition rate. Advances in miniature light sources, integrated transducer designs, and compact electronics have now resolved many of these size and portability constraints. Other developments including ultrasound localization microscopy and AI allow high-performance imaging to be delivered at the point of care. As a result, clinical feasibility studies are expanding rapidly, demonstrating the potential of these technologies across diagnostic, monitoring, and interventional contexts.
This Special Issue brings together leading contributions that reflect the current state of next-generation translational photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging in clinical practice. By highlighting technical innovations, emerging clinical evidence, and the remaining challenges for widespread adoption, this issue aims to provide a timely overview of recent clinical advances in photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging.
Dr. Tri Vu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ultrasound
- photoacoustic imaging
- clinical applications
- next-gen probe and sensing techniques
- portable and compact imaging systems
- high resolution and imaging speed
- AI-assisted imaging
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