In situ characterization of microparticulate optoacoustic contrast agents in an intracardiac perfusion mouse model
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2021-09-01
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Extrinsically administered light-absorbing agents may greatly enhance the sensitivity and imaging performance of optoacoustic tomography (OAT). Beyond the use of targeted contrast agents in functional and molecular imaging applications, tracking of highly absorbing microparticles has recently been shown to facilitate super-resolution volumetric angiography and mapping of blood flow. However, in vivo characterization of new types of microparticulate absorbing agents is often hindered due to their potential toxicity, incompatible dimensions, or sub-optimal extinction spectrum shadowed by strong background absorption of hemoglobin. Herein, we used an intracardiac perfusion mouse model to individually track the perfusion of absorbing particles through the cerebral vasculature by acquiring a sequence of high-frame-rate 3D OAT images. The particles were injected in the left ventricle of the heart after substitution of blood by an artificial cerebrospinal fluid post mortem, which has further contributed to minimizing the background OAT signals induced by hemoglobin absorption. The presented approach can greatly aid the development of new microparticulate contrast agents with optimized performance for various OAT imaging applications.
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46 (17)
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4350 - 4353
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OSA Publishing
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09648 - Razansky, Daniel / Razansky, Daniel