Feasibility of 3D photoacoustic tomography for the assessment of rheumatoid arthritis
The 3D-PAT FP scanner reliably distinguishes between affected and unaffected finger and wrist joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Compared to previous 2D PAT scanners used to image joint inflammation, it offers superior image quality and the prospect of mitigating operator-dependent variations in probe positioning by virtue of its 3D imaging capability.
Authors
- Nam Huynh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7400-5777)
- Jiaqi Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7383-1452)
- Jessica Manson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1209-4417)
- Olivia Francies Frcr
- Edward Zhang
Institutions
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- St Mary's Hospital (GB)
- Wellcome / EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Radiology
- Published
- 2025-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjr/tqaf313
- Primary Topic
- Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Cancer Research UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- University College London
- Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council