A review of a strategic roadmapping exercise to advance clinical translation of photoacoustic imaging: From current barriers to future adoption

Hisham Assi, Rui Cao, Madhura Castelino, Ben Cox, Fiona J. Gilbert, Janek Gröhl, Kurinchi Gurusamy, Lina Hacker, Aoife M. Ivory, James Joseph, Ferdinand Knieling, Martin J. Leahy, Ledia Lilaj, Srirang Manohar, Igor Meglinski, Carmel Moran, Andrea Murray, Alexander A. Oraevsky, Mark D. Pagel, Manojit PramanikJason Raymond, Mithun Kuniyil Ajith Singh, William C. Vogt, Lihong Wang, Shufan Yang, of IPASC Members of IPASC, Sarah E. Bohndiek

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Abstract

Photoacoustic imaging (PAI), also referred to as optoacoustic imaging, has shown promise in early-stage clinical trials in a range of applications from inflammatory diseases to cancer. While the first PAI systems have recently received regulatory approvals, successful adoption of PAI technology into healthcare systems for clinical decision making must still overcome a range of barriers, from education and training to data acquisition and interpretation. The International Photoacoustic Standardisation Consortium (IPASC) undertook an community exercise in 2022 to identify and understand these barriers, then develop a roadmap of strategic plans to address them. Here, we outline the nature and scope of the barriers that were identified, along with short-, medium- and long-term community efforts required to overcome them, both within and beyond the IPASC group.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number100539
JournalPhotoacoustics
Volume32
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2023

Keywords

  • Clinical translation
  • Optoacoustic tomography
  • Phantoms
  • Photoacoustic imaging
  • Quality assurance
  • Standardisation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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