Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) has generated much interest in preclinical studies and shows great potential for clinical translation. Here, the authors discuss the fundamentals of PAI technology, key findings from pilot and clinical patient studies, challenges to the clinical translation of PAI, and the need for standardization for PAI to be adopted into healthcare systems.
- Jeongwoo Park
- Seongwook Choi
- Chulhong Kim