Image references and licenses

Publications behind the MSOT imaging examples

All imaging examples shown on this site originate from peer-reviewed publications. Below are the full citations, their license terms, and the modifications we applied.

1. Breast cancer

Kukačka J, Metz S, Dehner C, Muckenhuber A, Paul-Yuan K, Karlas A, Fallenberg EM, Rummeny E, Jüstel D, Ntziachristos V. Image processing improvements afford second-generation handheld optoacoustic imaging of breast cancer patients. Photoacoustics 26 (2022) 100343.

DOI: 10.1016/j.pacs.2022.100343

License: CC BY 4.0. Cropped from Fig. 2O; panel label, title, and annotations removed.

2. Lymph nodes

Vonk J, Kukačka J, Steinkamp PJ, de Wit JG, Voskuil FJ, Hooghiemstra WTR, Bader M, Jüstel D, Ntziachristos V, van Dam GM, Witjes MJH. Multispectral optoacoustic tomography for in vivo detection of lymph node metastases in oral cancer patients using an EGFR-targeted contrast agent and intrinsic tissue contrast: A proof-of-concept study. Photoacoustics 26 (2022) 100362.

DOI: 10.1016/j.pacs.2022.100362

License: CC BY 4.0. Cropped from Fig. 4b (LN M1); labels, arrows removed.

3. Thyroid

Noltes ME, Bader M, Metman MJH, Vonk J, Steinkamp PJ, Kukačka J, Westerlaan HE, Dierckx RAJO, van Hemel BM, Brouwers AH, van Dam GM, Jüstel D, Ntziachristos V, Kruijff S. Towards in vivo characterization of thyroid nodules suspicious for malignancy using multispectral optoacoustic tomography. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 50 (2023) 2736-2750.

DOI: 10.1007/s00259-023-06189-1

License: CC BY 4.0. Cropped from Fig. 3a (Case 1); panel label, arrows, component annotation, numerical display removed.

4. Breast cancer

Dehner C, Olefir I, Chowdhury KB, Jüstel D, Ntziachristos V. Deep-Learning-Based Electrical Noise Removal Enables High Spectral Optoacoustic Contrast in Deep Tissue. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 41(11) (2022) 3182-3193.

DOI: 10.1109/TMI.2022.3180115

License: CC BY 4.0. Cropped from Fig. 5e; panel label and “Denoised data” heading removed; lower spectral plots excluded.

5. Peripheral nerves

Jüstel D, Irl H, Hinterwimmer F, Dehner C, Simson W, Navab N, Schneider G, Ntziachristos V. Spotlight on Nerves: Portable Multispectral Optoacoustic Imaging of Peripheral Nerve Vascularization and Morphology. Advanced Science 10 (2023) 2301322.

DOI: 10.1002/advs.202301322

License: CC BY 4.0. Cropped from Fig. 3B; panel label B and white rectangular ROI box removed.