Photoacoustic Imaging Theory, Implementation, and Applications

Photoacoustic Imaging: Theory, Implementation and Applications is the first textbook on photoacoustic imaging, covering fundamental theory, practical implementation of protocols, and preclinical/clinical applications. The book covers mathematical derivations as well as computational simulations, and includes practical protocols to build hardware and software systems. Photoacoustic imaging systems ranging from microscopy to tomography are presented, along with key technical challenges of signal-to-noise ratios, spatial/temporal resolutions, and contrasts. The book demonstrates preclinical and clinical applications of photoacoustic imaging, providing theoretical and practical perspectives, thereby making it highly suitable for senior undergraduates, graduates, and PhD students in a range of engineering fields.

1. Introduction to Photoacoustic Imaging
2. Theory of Photoacoustic Imaging
3. Photoacoustic Microscopy
4. Photoacoustic Computed Tomography
5. Photoacoustic Catheter, Endoscopy, and Wearable Device
6. Multiparametric Contrasts in Photoacoustic Imaging

Dr. Chulhong Kim studied for his Ph.D. degree and postdoctoral training under Prof. Lihong Wang at Washington University in St. Louis. He currently holds Mueunjae Chair Professorship of Electrical Engineering, Convergence IT Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology in Republic of Korea. He is the Director of Medical Device Innovation Center at POSTEH supported by Ministry of Education. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of Opticho Inc., a spinoff company to commercialize the preclinical and clinical photoacoustic imaging systems. He was the recipients of the 2020-2021 IEEE EMBS Distinguished Lecturer, the 2017 IEEE EMBS Early Career Achievement Award, the 2017 KAST Young Scientist Award, the 2016 Nightingale Award from IFMBE, etc. He has published 156 peer-reviewed journal articles (Nat. Nanotech., Nat. Mat., PNAS, Light Science & Applications, Cancer Research, Radiology, IEEE T. Medical Imaging, etc). His Google Scholar h-index and citations have reached 54 and over 11,000, respectively. His group’s works have been selected for the 2016, 2017, and 2019 Seno Medical Best Paper Award Finalists in Photons Plus Ultrasound Conference (Photonics West, SPIE), the 2020 Hitachi High-tech Best Presentation Award in High Speed Imaging and Spectroscopy Conference (Photonics West, SPIE), the 2020 Microscopy Today Innovation Award, and 2020 Industry-Academia Project Challenge Award. He has currently served as a Section Editor of Photoacoustics Journal (premier journal in the field, IF: 5.87), an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, a Topical Editor of IEEE ACCESS, and an Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports, Applied Science, Sensors, etc. He is also elected as a member of Young Korean Academy of Science and Technology (Y-KAST). He is a Fellow of the SPIE.
Dr. Junjie Yao PhD is currently Assistant Professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University, and a faculty member of Duke