Ultrasound/Photoacoustic Sensing and Imaging in Biomedical Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Medical imaging plays an essential role in the clinical diagnosis and prognosis of internal tissue and organs of the human body. Several medical imaging modalities are not only able to noninvasively image the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention, but also provide quantitative information about the properties and function of certain organs or tissues. Among them, ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging techniques have several advantages and the potential to provide better structural and functional information about biological tissues efficiently, cost effectively, and safely. Alongside the growth of AI, computational power and sensors techniques, new imaging technologies and novel analysis techniques in ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging are continuously being explored and developed. The results of these cutting-edge developments certainly provide numerous insights and opportunities for improving the diagnostics, procedures and even basic research investigations. The objective of this Special Issue is to demonstrate advances in sensing, imaging and image analysis of photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging techniques for biomedical applications.

For this Special Issue, the topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Novel ultrasound imaging techniques/modalities;
• Photoacoustic imaging techniques/modalities;
• Transducers/sensors for ultrasound imaging/photoacoustic imaging system;
• Ultrasound parametric/functional imaging
• Machine/deep learning of ultrasound images for characterizing tissues.

Prof. Dr. Shyh-Hau Wang
Guest Editor

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