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Ultrasound Localization Microscopy (ULM) is an advanced ultrasound imaging technique. By localizing microbubbles, ULM overcomes the physical limit of diffraction, achieving sub-wavelength level resolution and qualifying as a super-resolution technique. [1] [2] ULM is primarily utilized in vascular imaging.
Functional ultrasound imaging (fUS) is a medical ultrasound imaging technique for detecting or measuring changes in neural activities or metabolism, such as brain activity loci, typically through measuring hemodynamic (blood flow) changes.
Some authors consider that early pronounced contrast enhancement of a nodule within 1–2 cm developed on a cirrhotic liver is sufficient for HCC diagnosis. These results prove that for a correct characterization of the lesions it is necessary to extend the examination time to 5 minutes or even longer. [citation needed] Fig. 11.
A dual detector head gamma camera combined with a CT scanner, which provides localization of functional SPECT data, is termed a SPECT-CT camera, and has shown utility in advancing the field of molecular imaging. In most other medical imaging modalities, energy is passed through the body and the reaction or result is read by detectors.
Current research in molecular imaging involves cellular/molecular biology, chemistry, and medical physics, and is focused on: 1) developing imaging methods to detect previously undetectable types of molecules, 2) expanding the number and types of contrast agents available, and 3) developing functional contrast agents that provide information ...
Photo-activated localization microscopy (PALM or FPALM) [1] [2] and stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM) [3] are widefield (as opposed to point scanning techniques such as laser scanning confocal microscopy) fluorescence microscopy imaging methods that allow obtaining images with a resolution beyond the diffraction limit.
In comparison to other super-resolution microscopy techniques such as STORM or PALM that rely on single-molecule localization and hence only allow one active molecule per diffraction-limited area (DLA) and timepoint, [1] [2] SOFI does not necessitate a controlled photoswitching and/ or photoactivation as well as long imaging times.
Fig. 2: Volumetric optoacoustic imaging and comparison with reflection-mode ultrasound computed tomography. Cross-sectional tomographic ultrasound (right) and optoacoustic (middle) whole-body image stacks of a living mouse. Histology cross-sections of the tissue shown on the left. [33]