Photoacoustic imaging is a potential candidate for in vivo brain imaging,whereas,its imaging performance could be degraded by inhomogeneous multi-layered media,consisted of scalp and skull.In this work,we propose a lo...Photoacoustic imaging is a potential candidate for in vivo brain imaging,whereas,its imaging performance could be degraded by inhomogeneous multi-layered media,consisted of scalp and skull.In this work,we propose a low-artifact photoacoustic microscopy(LAPAM)scheme,which combines conventional acoustic-resolution photoacoustic microscopy with scanning acoustic microscopy to suppress the reflection artifacts induced by multi-layers.Based on similar propagation characteristics of photoacoustic signals and ultrasonic echoes,the ultrasonic echoes can be employed as the filters to suppress the reflection artifacts to obtain low-artifact photoacoustic images.Phantom experiment is used to validate the effectiveness of this method.Furthermore,LAPAM is applied for in-vivo imaging mouse brain without removing the scalp and the skull.Experimental results show that the proposed method successfully achieves the low-artifact brain image,which demonstrates the practical applicability of LAPAM.This work might improve the photoacoustic imaging quality in many biomedical applications which involve tissues with complex acoustic properties,such as brain imaging through scalp and skull.展开更多
目的:探讨复方血栓通(cFXST)对玻璃体腔注射雷珠单抗(IVR)治疗湿性老年性黄斑变性(wet-AMD)的辅助治疗作用。方法:纳入湿性老年性黄斑变性患者38例,以1:1的比例随机纳入Lucentis组(单独玻璃体腔注射雷珠单抗,19例)和cFXST组(玻璃体腔注...目的:探讨复方血栓通(cFXST)对玻璃体腔注射雷珠单抗(IVR)治疗湿性老年性黄斑变性(wet-AMD)的辅助治疗作用。方法:纳入湿性老年性黄斑变性患者38例,以1:1的比例随机纳入Lucentis组(单独玻璃体腔注射雷珠单抗,19例)和cFXST组(玻璃体腔注射雷珠单抗联合复方血栓通,19例)。Lucentis组患者每月行玻璃体腔注射雷珠单抗(IVR),共计3次;cFXST组患者除IVR外,每日口服cFXST。分别在基线、玻璃体腔注射Lucentis后1个月、3个月记录最佳矫正视力(BCVA)和光学相干断层扫描(OCT)影像上视网膜新生血干至色素上皮下厚度(CNV-PED)。结果:cFXST组CNV-PED厚度在1月和3月分别降低31.7%和36.1%,高于Lucentis组的19.7%(P=0.021)、24.2%(P=0.018)。3个月后,cFXST组BCVA变化(P=0.045)及视力提高显著的患者比例(16/16 vs 8/17,P=0.001)明显高于Lucentis组。结论:每日口服cFXST治疗可提高抗VEGF治疗老年wet-AMD的短期疗效。展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12027808,11874217,11834008,81900875,and 81770973)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(Grant No.BK 20181077)。
文摘Photoacoustic imaging is a potential candidate for in vivo brain imaging,whereas,its imaging performance could be degraded by inhomogeneous multi-layered media,consisted of scalp and skull.In this work,we propose a low-artifact photoacoustic microscopy(LAPAM)scheme,which combines conventional acoustic-resolution photoacoustic microscopy with scanning acoustic microscopy to suppress the reflection artifacts induced by multi-layers.Based on similar propagation characteristics of photoacoustic signals and ultrasonic echoes,the ultrasonic echoes can be employed as the filters to suppress the reflection artifacts to obtain low-artifact photoacoustic images.Phantom experiment is used to validate the effectiveness of this method.Furthermore,LAPAM is applied for in-vivo imaging mouse brain without removing the scalp and the skull.Experimental results show that the proposed method successfully achieves the low-artifact brain image,which demonstrates the practical applicability of LAPAM.This work might improve the photoacoustic imaging quality in many biomedical applications which involve tissues with complex acoustic properties,such as brain imaging through scalp and skull.
文摘目的:探讨复方血栓通(cFXST)对玻璃体腔注射雷珠单抗(IVR)治疗湿性老年性黄斑变性(wet-AMD)的辅助治疗作用。方法:纳入湿性老年性黄斑变性患者38例,以1:1的比例随机纳入Lucentis组(单独玻璃体腔注射雷珠单抗,19例)和cFXST组(玻璃体腔注射雷珠单抗联合复方血栓通,19例)。Lucentis组患者每月行玻璃体腔注射雷珠单抗(IVR),共计3次;cFXST组患者除IVR外,每日口服cFXST。分别在基线、玻璃体腔注射Lucentis后1个月、3个月记录最佳矫正视力(BCVA)和光学相干断层扫描(OCT)影像上视网膜新生血干至色素上皮下厚度(CNV-PED)。结果:cFXST组CNV-PED厚度在1月和3月分别降低31.7%和36.1%,高于Lucentis组的19.7%(P=0.021)、24.2%(P=0.018)。3个月后,cFXST组BCVA变化(P=0.045)及视力提高显著的患者比例(16/16 vs 8/17,P=0.001)明显高于Lucentis组。结论:每日口服cFXST治疗可提高抗VEGF治疗老年wet-AMD的短期疗效。
