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Learned spectral decoloring enables photoacoustic oximetry.

ABSTRACT: The ability of photoacoustic imaging to measure functional tissue properties, such as blood oxygenation sO[Formula: see text], enables a wide variety of possible applications. sO[Formula: see text] can be computed from the ratio of oxyhemoglobin HbO[Formula: see text] and deoxyhemoglobin Hb, which can be distuinguished by multispectral photoacoustic imaging due to their distinct wavelength-dependent absorption. However, current methods for estimating sO[Formula: see text] yield inaccurate results in realistic settings, due to the unknown and wavelength-dependent influence of the light fluence on the signal. In this work, we propose learned spectral decoloring to enable blood oxygenation measurements to be inferred from multispectral photoacoustic imaging. The method computes sO[Formula: see text] pixel-wise, directly from initial pressure spectra [Formula: see text], which represent initial pressure values at a fixed spatial location [Formula: see text] over all recorded wavelengths [Formula: see text]. The method is compared to linear unmixing approaches, as well as pO[Formula: see text] and blood gas analysis reference measurements. Experimental results suggest that the proposed method is able to obtain sO[Formula: see text] estimates from multispectral photoacoustic measurements in silico, in vitro, and in vivo.

SUBMITTER: Grohl J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7985523 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Learned spectral decoloring enables photoacoustic oximetry.

Gröhl Janek J Kirchner Thomas T Adler Tim J TJ Hacker Lina L Holzwarth Niklas N Hernández-Aguilera Adrián A Herrera Mildred A MA Santos Edgar E Bohndiek Sarah E SE Maier-Hein Lena L

Scientific reports 20210322 1

The ability of photoacoustic imaging to measure functional tissue properties, such as blood oxygenation sO[Formula: see text], enables a wide variety of possible applications. sO[Formula: see text] can be computed from the ratio of oxyhemoglobin HbO[Formula: see text] and deoxyhemoglobin Hb, which can be distuinguished by multispectral photoacoustic imaging due to their distinct wavelength-dependent absorption. However, current methods for estimating sO[Formula: see text] yield inaccurate result ...[more]

PMID: 33753769

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Project description:SignificancePhotoacoustic imaging (PAI) provides contrast based on the concentration of optical absorbers in tissue, enabling the assessment of functional physiological parameters such as blood oxygen saturation (sO2). Recent evidence suggests that variation in melanin levels in the epidermis leads to measurement biases in optical technologies, which could potentially limit the application of these biomarkers in diverse populations.AimTo examine the effects of skin melanin pigmentation on PAI and oximetry.ApproachWe evaluated the effects of skin tone in PAI using a computational skin model, two-layer melanin-containing tissue-mimicking phantoms, and mice of a consistent genetic background with varying pigmentations. The computational skin model was validated by simulating the diffuse reflectance spectrum using the adding-doubling method, allowing us to assign our simulation parameters to approximate Fitzpatrick skin types. Monte Carlo simulations and acoustic simulations were run to obtain idealized photoacoustic images of our skin model. Photoacoustic images of the phantoms and mice were acquired using a commercial instrument. Reconstructed images were processed with linear spectral unmixing to estimate blood oxygenation. Linear unmixing results were compared with a learned unmixing approach based on gradient-boosted regression.ResultsOur computational skin model was consistent with representative literature for in vivo skin reflectance measurements. We observed consistent spectral coloring effects across all model systems, with an overestimation of sO2 and more image artifacts observed with increasing melanin concentration. The learned unmixing approach reduced the measurement bias, but predictions made at lower blood sO2 still suffered from a skin tone-dependent effect.ConclusionPAI demonstrates measurement bias, including an overestimation of blood sO2, in higher Fitzpatrick skin types. Future research should aim to characterize this effect in humans to ensure equitable application of the technology.

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Learned spectral decoloring enables photoacoustic oximetry.

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Learned spectral decoloring enables photoacoustic oximetry.

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